Mark Gasnier
Gasnier in 2011
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Personal information
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| Nickname | Gaz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 July 1981 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Playing information
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| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union
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| Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Gasnier (born 19 July 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin and national representative centre three-quarter back, he played eleven seasons in the National Rugby League with the St. George Illawarra Dragons, punctuated by two seasons of rugby union played with the French club Stade Français. Gasnier was a member of the Dragons' NRL premiership-winning team in 2010. He retired at the end of the 2011 season. He is the nephew of the renowned St. George 1960s star Reg Gasnier. He is regarded by highly respected Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and former player and coach Phil Gould as being the "best centre three-quarter ever".
Gasnier who is of Māori and Iranian descent attended Peakhurst High School, Gasnier played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1998 and 1999. Gasnier played his junior rugby league in the St George District with the Mortdale based Renown United club. He toured New Zealand with the Australian Schoolboys in 1998.
Gasnier made his 1st Grade début for the Dragons in round 8 of the 2000 season against the Newcastle Knights. He made his first grade début having just played for the Dragons in the preceding Premier League game. He made his International début in a 2001 Test against the PNG Kumuls and scored a try.
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