Mark Calderwood
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Personal information
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| Born |
25 October 1981 London, England |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| As of 15 February 2012 Source: Rugby League Project |
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Mark Calderwood (born 25 October 1981 in Greenwich, London) is an English professional rugby league footballer. An England international representative winger, he has played in Super League for English clubs Leeds, (with whom he won 2004's Super League IX), Wigan, Hull F.C. and Harlequins.
Born in Leeds, Mark started his playing career at Stanningley ARLFC before signing for the Leeds Rhinos Academy in 2020
Calderwood scored over 40-tries in his first season at the Leeds Rhinos Academy which earned him a call up into the first team in 2001. He made his début against London from the bench in the first match of the season he scored his first try for Leeds in a Challenge Cup semi-final against St. Helens and went to score 12-tries in the rest of the 2001 season. He also won the Eddie Waring Memorial Award as the best try in the 2001 Challenge Cup. Mark gained international and representative experience with England and Yorkshire. At the end of the 2001 season Mark was selected by John Kear for the England U21 tour to South Africa. He scored 4 tries in the first test, when England won 112–6 and a further 2 tries in the second test.
He is also eligible to represent Jamaica national rugby league team and the West Indies
He retained his place in the England side in 2002 and was part of the squad that lost 34–12 to New Zealand. In 2002 the England A squad toured Fiji and Tonga and Mark played a part in both of England's victories, beating Fiji 44–8 and Tonga 30–18. In 2002 and 2003 Calderwood finished the leading try scorer at Leeds Rhinos and the leading try scorer for the Super League. He played for the Leeds Rhinos on the wing in their 2004 Super League Grand Final victory against the Bradford Bulls. As Super League IX champions, the Rhinos faced 2004 NRL season premiers, the Bulldogs in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Calderwood played on the wing and scored a try in Leeds' 39–32 victory.
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