Mark McLinden
McLinden playing for Harlequins RL in 2007
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Personal information
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8 July 1979 Canberra, ACT, Australia |
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Playing information
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| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league
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| Position | Fullback, Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union
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Mark McLinden (born 8 July 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby footballer of the 1990s, and 2000s. He played rugby league in the National Rugby League (NRL) for Australian club, Canberra Raiders and in the Super League for English club Harlequins, whom he also captained. A Country New South Wales representative backline player, McLinden finished his career in 2009 with a few rugby union games for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby.
McLinden was born in Canberra, ACT, and played his early rugby at West Belconnen Warriors in the Canberra District Junior Rugby League. While attending Hawker College, McLinden played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1996 and 1997.
In 1998, McLinden signed to play in the NRL for his local team Canberra Raiders. Following an impressive debut season, Mark was named NRL Rookie of the Year, and later won the Raiders' player of the year award.
He also received representative honours with selection for the Australian Junior Kangaroos squad to play tests against the Junior Kiwis. In 2001 McLinden was selected to play in the City vs Country Origin for Country. During his 7 seasons at the Canberra Raiders, McLinden made 165 appearances, featuring in 5 play-off series.
McLinden signed for the London Broncos in November 2004 and was appointed team captain following on from Jim Dymock. During 2005's Super League X, his first in Super League, Mark showed his versatility by appearing at Hooker, half back and full back.
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