Mark Broadhurst (rugby league)

Mark Broadhurst

Personal information
Full name	Mark Edward Broadhurst
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
19??–1977	Papanui (CRL)
1978–1980	Marist-Western Suburbs (CRL)
1981–1982	Manly-Warringah	40	6	0	0	18
1983	Illawarra	24	1	0	1	5
1983–1987	Hull KR		10	0	0	40
1985–1986	Papanui (CRL)
	Total	64	17	0	1	63
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1975–1980	Canterbury	27
	South Island	8
1979–1983	New Zealand	17	0	0	0	0
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1986	Papanui (CRL)
Source: RLPnzleague.co.nz

Mark Edward Broadhurst (born c. 1956) is a New Zealand former rugby league player. He played professionally in Australia and the United Kingdom, and played for New Zealand from 1979 to 1983.^[1][2]

Playing career

He was a Schoolboy Kiwi in 1970 and played in the Canterbury Rugby League competition for Papanui.^[3] Broadhurst represented Canterbury, the South Island and New Zealand before moving overseas to play for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Illawarra Steelers and Hull Kingston Rovers.

One of the most memorable incidents in his career was his brawl with Newtown Jets player Steve Bowden during the minor semi final match of the 1981 NSWRFL season.^[4]

Later years

Broadhurst also later coached Papanui in the Canterbury Rugby League competition.^[3]

References

1. ^ Mark Edward Broadhurst, Kiwi #549 at nzleague.co.nz
2. ^ Mark Broadhurst at the Rugby League Project
3. ^ ^{a b} Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
4. ^ Cleaver, Dylan (21 September 2008). "Dylan Cleaver: Made in NZ - educated in Manly". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10533317. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 

External links

• Mark Broadhurst Era of the Biff profile

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