Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Date of birth	4 September 1982 (1982-09-04) (age 29)
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Nickname	Gerrardo
School	Narrabeen Sports High, Narrabeen North Primary School
Notable relative(s)	Mo'onia Gerrard, Wycliff Palu
Occupation(s)	Rugby union player
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fullback, Centre, Wing, Flyhalf
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	NTT Shining Arcs
correct as of 15-1-2011.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2001-2002 2003-2009 2011	Waratahs Brumbies Rebels	2 77	(3) (306)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005-2007	Australia	23	(45)
correct as of 09-08-2010.

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition.^[1][2] In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year.^[3][4]

He has played for the Australian Wallabies and previously played for the NSW Waratahs and the ACT Brumbies. He usually plays at fullback or wing but can also cover in the centres and sometimes flyhalf. His sister Mo'onia Gerrard is an Australian representative netballer. He is the cousin of former Wallaby Wycliff Palu.

Biography

He was educated at both Narrabeen North Primary School and Narrabeen Sports High School, where he started playing rugby league, before switching codes in 2000. Gerrard made the Australian Schoolboys team in 1999. He went on to play for the Warringah Rugby Club and represented Australia in the national under-19s side in both 2000 and 2001; also in 2001 he represented Australia in the under-21s side. After the successful appearances for junior representative sides, he made his Super 12 debut for the New South Wales Waratahs. He continued to make the under-21 Australian side up for the next two years, before touring Japan with Australia A in 2003. He signed for the ACT Brumbies for the 2003 season.^[5] He made his debut for the Brumbies against the Sharks at Durban, scoring a try. He played for the Brumbies in 2004, with the team winning the championship. He missed out on a mid-year test match against England in Brisbane due to injury. He was a member of the Australian squad that toured England, Scotland and France at the end of the year but did not play because of a recurring hamstring injury. During the 2005 Super 12 season, Gerrard again battled injuries, but later that year he made his test match debut for Australia when he came on as a replacement against Italy in Melbourne.

During the coronation of the present King of Tonga, Mark Gerrard played for Tonga during the coronation rugby match in the Teufaiva stadium.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011 Gerrard played Super Rugby for the Melbourne Rebels, and played 11 of the Rebels’ 16 games.^[6] At the end of the 2011 Super Rugby season Gerrard was named in the 40-man Wallabies squad, along with Rebels' halfback Nik Phipps.^[7] Also named in the squad were new Rebel signings Kurtley Beale and James O'Connor.^[8]

References

1. ^ "Mark Gerrard player profile". Australia: Melbourne Rebels. http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/Team/Player/tabid/297/playerid/17/language/en-US/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-10-11. 
2. ^ Rebels media unit (2010-09-28). "Rebels vs Crusaders" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/377/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
3. ^ Gerrard, Mark (2011-04-22). "Melbourne Rebels don't mind the knockers". Roar Rugby. Roar Sports Opinion. http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/04/22/melbourne-rebels-dont-mind-the-knockers/. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
4. ^ Pandaram, Jamie (2011-04-22). "Gerrard in hunt for Super star title". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/super-rugby/gerrard-in-hunt-for-super-star-title-20110419-1dnhf.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
5. ^ ACTRU (2002-08-15). "Brumbies Sign Mark Gerrard". Wallabies Rugby. http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2002_august/brumbies_sign_mark_gerrard_14557,6673.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
6. ^ Rebels Media Unit (2011-07-10). "Rebels become Wallabies" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/News/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/3768/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-13. 
7. ^ Rebels Media Unit (2011-07-10). "Phipps to fight for Wallabies number nine" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/News/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/3772/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
8. ^ ARU (2011-07-10). "Qantas Wallabies Squad For Samoa Test & Tri Nations Named" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1516/ArticleID/3773/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 

External links

• Melbourne Rebels Player Profile
• Wallabies profile
• Mark Gerrard at Rugby.com.au

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Name	Gerrard, Mark
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Date of birth	1982-09-04
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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