Mark Brooke-Cowden

Mark Brooke-Cowden (born 12 June 1963) is a New Zealand former rugby union and rugby league footballer. In rugby union he played as a flanker. In rugby union, he won 3 caps for the All Blacks between 1986 and 1987 and was a member of the victorious New Zealand squad at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.^[1] He then switched to rugby league, and played professionally in England.^[2]

Mark Brooke-Cowden

Personal information
Full name	Mark Brooke-Cowden[1]
Born	(1963-06-12) 12 June 1963 (age 62) New Zealand
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Flanker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1984–87 Auckland Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1986–87 New Zealand 3 2 0 0 8
Rugby league
Position	Lock, Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1987–89 Leeds 45 5 0 0 20 1989–90 Salford 20 2 0 0 8 1991–92 Halifax 0 0 0 0 1992–94 Keighley 60 10 0 0 40 Total 125 17 0 0 68
Source: [2][3][4]

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Mark Brooke-Cowden played right-second-row (replaced by substitute Paul Medley) in Leeds' 33–12 victory over Castleford in the 1988 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 16 October 1988.