Mark Anscombe
| Nickname | Cowboy | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1957 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| School | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby Union Coach | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1976–1991 1977 |
East Coast Bays Auckland |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1985–1989 | North Harbour | 54 | (32) |
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1994–1996 1996–1997 1999–2000 2001–2003 2002–2003 2004–2005 2006–2008 2008–2010 2008–2011 2011 2012–2014 2016– |
Old Wesley Moseley (Director of rugby) Auckland Colts Auckland development Blues development North Harbour (Asst. Coach) North Harbour (Head Coach) New Zealand U20 (Asst. Coach) Auckland New Zealand U20 (Head Coach) Ulster Canada |
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Mark Anscombe (born 1957, Taranaki) is a New Zealand rugby union coach, currently head coach of the Canadian national team. Having played rugby spanning across 15 years, Anscombe (father of Welsh international Gareth Anscombe) has been a rugby union coach since 1994, coaching various ages and styles.
Originally from Taranaki, New Zealand, Anscombe moved to Auckland at a young age and played as a flanker in Auckland for East Coast Bays. He played for an Auckland representative team in 1977, before playing provincial rugby for the newly founded team North Harbour between 1985 and 1989. He captained the side on many occasions, guiding them to the National Provincial Championship Second division title in 1987.
After playing in New Zealand for 15 years, Anscombe turned his attention to coaching, where he began in 1994 in Dublin. He was the head coach for Old Wesley in the All-Ireland League where in his first season in charge, the side finished sixth, while in eighth in his second. In 1996, he gained a professional contract with English side Moseley as a director of rugby, where he signed six internationals to the club.
However, his stay at the club was short lived, as Anscombe left the club in February 1997, being replaced with Allan Lewis After a short break in New Zealand, Anscombe became a highly recognized coach in Auckland, after coaching the Auckland Colts between 1999 and 2000, before becoming a development coach for the region in 2001. In 2002 and 2003, he joined the regions Super 12 side the Blues as a development coach, which saw Anscombe coach the up-and-coming talent in the franchise.
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