Mark Loane
| Full name | Mark Edward Loane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 July 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Joseph's Nudgee College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Qld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Ophthalmic Surgeon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Flanker | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1973–82 | University | () | |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1973–82 | Queensland | 89 | () |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1973–82 | Australia | 28 | (8) |
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Mark Edward Loane AM is an Australian former rugby union football player, who played 89 games for Queensland and 28 Tests for the Wallabies. Described by Bret Harris in his book, The Marauding Maroons, as "the closest thing to a folk hero Queensland has seen", Loane was noted for devastating barging runs and on occasion the game would be won by one of these characteristic bursts.
The son of a judge who moved around Northern Queensland on judicial matters, Mark Loane was born in Ipswich, Queensland. He first attended Gympie Christian Brothers before being sent St. Joseph's Nudgee College as a boarder. He is married to Elizabeth Loane (née O'Neil) and has two daughters.
Loane's senior rugby started in 1973 at the University of Queensland Rugby Club where he was coached by former Wallabies, Jules Guerassimoff and Chilla Wilson. State and national coach Bob Templeton was closely involved at the club. Loane came to Templeton's attention and was he selected aged eighteen to represent Australia when Tonga toured in 1973. He played in both Tests. The following year he made an appearance against the All Blacks.
In 1975 he played in a Test match against Japan and in two Tests against a touring England team. He was selected that year to make the 1975–76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland led by John Hipwell. Loane played in consecutive tour matches 1 through 4 but was injured in the game against London Counties and missed a number of matches including the Scottish and Welsh Tests. He played in eight straight games when he recovered, including the Tests against England and Ireland.
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