Mark McJennett

Mark McJennett (born 1 September 1954) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC and Newport RFC (captain), and for the invitational team Crawshays RFC, as a flanker or wing, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Barrow, as a prop, or second-row.^[1][2]

Mark McJennett

Personal information
Full name	Mark McJennett
Born	(1954-09-01) 1 September 1954 (age 70) Cardiff, Wales
Playing information
Weight	16 st 0 lb (102 kg)
Rugby union
Position	Flanker, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Cardiff RFC 197?–79 Newport RFC 40 8 32 Total 40 8 0 0 32 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Crawshays RFC
Rugby league
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1979–≥84 Barrow Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1980–84 Wales 2+1
Source: [1]

Background

Mark McJennett was born in Cardiff, Wales.

Playing career

Barrow

McJennett joined Barrow from Welsh rugby union club Newport RFC in December 1979.^[3] He played at prop in Barrow's 12-8 victory over Widnes in the 1983 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1983–84 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 1 October 1983,^[4] the entire Barrow team was inducted into the Barrow Hall of Fame in 2003.

International honours

Mark McJennett won 3 caps for Wales (RL) while at Barrow 1980–1984 2-caps plus 1 as substitute.^[1]

Outside of rugby

Mark McJennett is a Company Director.

Genealogical Information

Mark McJennett is the son of the rugby union footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s for Cardiff, Newport, and Crawshays, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s for Newport, Ian McJennett.