Mark McJennett
Welsh rugby union and rugby league player

Mark McJennett

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Welsh rugby union and rugby league player
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1 September 1954
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Introduction

Mark 'Macker' McJennett (born 1 September 1954 in Cardiff) is a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC, and Newport RFC (Captain), and for the invitational team Crawshays RFC, as a Flanker, or Wing, i.e. number 6 or 7, or, 11 or 14, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Barrow, as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

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

County Cup final appearances

Mark McJennett played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10 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,the entire Barrow team was inducted into the Barrow Hall of Fame in 2003.

Outside of rugby

Mark McJennett is a Company Director.

Genealogical Information

Mark McJennett is the son of the rugby union footballer of the 1940s–60s for Cardiff, Newport, and Crawshays, and coach of the 1960s and '70s for Newport, Ian McJennett[1][2].