Mark Carter (rugby)
{{Short description|NZ international rugby union & league player}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Mark Carter
| birth_name = Mark Peter Carter
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1968|11|7}}
| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
| school = Liston College
| height = {{height|m=1.88|precision=0}}
| weight = {{convert|100|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| ru_currentclub = Retired
| ru_position = Openside flanker
| amatyears1 =
| amatteam1 = Auckland Suburbs
| ru_amupdate =
| repyears1 = 1991–98 | repteam1 = New Zealand
| repcaps1 = 10 | reppoints1 = 5
| ru_ntupdate =
| provinceyears1 = 1990-1996 | province1 = Auckland
| provinceyears2 = 1996-98 | province2 = Blues
| provinceapps1 = | provincepoints1 =
| ru_provinceupdate =
| module = {{infobox rugby league biography | embed = yes
| position = {{rlp|SR}}
| year1start = 1996
| club1 = Auckland Warriors
| appearances1 = 8 | points1= 0
}}
}}
Mark Carter is a former rugby football player. He represented Auckland in both rugby union and rugby league and represented New Zealand in rugby union. He has a street named after him in South Auckland.[http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Streets/4325.detail Streets] @ Auckland Museum
Early life
Carter attended Liston College in Henderson, West Auckland.{{cite book |last1=Logan |first1=Innes |chapter=Game On |pages=415 |editor-last1=Macdonald |editor-first1=Finlay |editor-link1=Finlay Macdonald (editor) |editor-last2=Kerr |editor-first2=Ruth |title=West: The History of Waitakere |publisher=Random House |date=2009 |isbn=9781869790080}}
Rugby Union
He played in the 1991 Rugby World Cup. He became the first forward for the Auckland Blues to score three tries in a Super Rugby match, which he did in 1998 while playing the Stormers.{{Cite web |title=Blues Vs Stormers Game Review {{!}} Rugby Database |url=https://www.rugbydatabase.co.nz/game.php?gameId=2951 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=www.rugbydatabase.co.nz}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Mark_Carter.html Mark Carter] at Rugby League Project
- {{All Blacks|136|Mark Carter}}
{{All Blacks Squad 1991 World Cup}}
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Category:Auckland rugby union players
Category:New Zealand rugby union players
Category:New Zealand international rugby union players
Category:New Zealand rugby league players
Category:New Zealand Warriors players
Category:People educated at Liston College
Category:Rugby league players from Auckland
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:Rugby union players from Auckland
Category:1991 Rugby World Cup players
Category:Blues (Super Rugby) players
Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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