Mark Nixon
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Personal information
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| Full name | Mark Byron Nixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 Feb 1968 New Zealand |
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Playing information
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Mark Byron Nixon is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented his country in two tests, including a match counting towards the 1992 World Cup against lackluster team Papua New Guinea.
Nixon played for the Hornby club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition and represented Canterbury. In 1989 he spent ten weeks in Australia with the Canberra Raiders as part of the New Zealand Rugby League's "Rookie Scheme".
In 1990 he was selected for the New Zealand Kiwis and played in two Test matches against Papua New Guinea. Later that year he moved to England, joining the Rochdale Hornets for the 1990/91 season.
In 1993 Nixon captained Canterbury and was selected as a Kiwi triallist. From there he was selected as part of the Kiwis touring side to Great Britain and France but did not play in any Test matches.
In 1994 Nixon was part of the Canterbury Country Cardinals in the new Lion Red Cup. At the end of the year he again moved to England, playing for the Featherstone Rovers during the 1994/95 season.
Nixon again represented Canterbury in 1997.
Nixon is now a part-time rugby league broadcaster and full-time security guard.
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