Full name | Mark Woodrow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | September 16, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (11 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Fly Half | ||
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Current team | Dings Crusaders | ||
Youth Career | |||
Dings Crusaders | |||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2002 2002-03, 2006, 2012- 2003-05, 2008-09, 2010-12 2005 2005 2006 2006-08 2009-10 2010 2011 |
Newbury Dings Crusaders Birmingham & Solihull Bristol Partenope Nottingham Doncaster Viadana Cinderford Stourbridge |
5 97 99 8 ? (?) 8 61 ? 8 13 |
(2) (938) (934) (53) ? (?) (48) (468) ? (127) (76) (94) |
Correct as of = 25 April 2015
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2007, 2009 | England Counties XV | () |
Mark Woodrow (born 16 September 1980) is an English rugby union player-coach for Dings Crusaders currently playing in the English National League 3 South West. His position of choice is fly-half. Mark has played for eleven English national league clubs in addition to appearing for both Paternope (Naples) and later Viadana in the Italian leagues. He is a former England Counties XV international and has previously been involved with England Sevens. Renowned as a prolific and highly accurate points kicker, over his career he has made 300 appearances in English club rugby, scoring 2,613 points as of the end of the 2014-15 season.
Growing up in Bristol, Mark played youth rugby union for Dings Crusaders from the age of 10. He made his adult debut during the 2002-03 season, playing with Dings in South West Division 1 as well as a spell with Newbury Blues in National Division Two. During his early career Mark also had a brief stint with Exeter as well as a season at Bath U21's. In 2003 Mark was called up the Gloucestershire county side and helped them to reach the County Championship final at Twickenham where they lost a close match 18 - 24 to Lancashire. His impressive performances for Gloucestershire saw him sign a semi-professional contract with Pertemps Bees (now known as Birmingham & Solihull) playing in National Division One under the tutelage of Phil Maynard for the 2003-04 season. His first season at the Bees was a highly successful one as he helped the side to a very respectable 4th place in the league and was influential in the club's shock Powergen Cup defeat of London Wasps at the Causeway Stadium in February 2004, kicking 18 points in a 28 - 24 victory in what was the greatest upset in English club cup history.