Mark Elia
{{Short description|Former NZ & (Western) Samoa international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Mark Elia
|fullname = Mark Wycliffe Elia
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|12|25|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
|height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|92|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|FB|WG|CE}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|Te Atatu Roosters}}
|year1start = 1982
|year1end = 88
|appearances1 = 50
|tries1 = 41
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|club2 = Kent Invicta
|year2start = 1983
|year2end = 84
|appearances2 = 34
|tries2 = 17
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 68
|club3 = Southend Invicta
|year3start = 1984
|year3end = 85
|appearances3 = 17
|tries3 = 15
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 60
|club4 = St. Helens
|year4start = 1985
|year4end = 89
|appearances4 = 74
|tries4 = 50
|goals4 = 2
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 204
|club5 = {{nowrap|Canterbury Bankstown}}
|year5start = 1989
|year5end =
|appearances5 = 9
|tries5 = 1
|goals5 = 0
|fieldgoals5 = 0
|points5 = 4
|club6 = Halifax
|year6start = 1990
|year6end = 91
|appearances6 =16
|tries6 =14
|goals6 =0
|fieldgoals6 =0
|points6 =56
|club7 = Widnes
|year7start = 1994
|year7end =
|appearances7 =4
|tries7 =0
|goals7 =0
|fieldgoals7 =0
|points7 =0
|club8 = RC Albi
|year8start =
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|appearances8 =14
|tries8 =8
|goals8 =
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|club9 = Northcote Tigers
|year9start = 1992
|year9end = 93
|appearances9 = 34
|tries9 = 20
|goals9 =
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|club10 = St. Helens
|year10start = 1994
|year10end = 95
|appearances10 = 29
|tries10 = 8
|goals10 = 1
|fieldgoals10 = 0
|points10 = 34
|club11 = Hawke's Bay
|year11start = 1996
|year11end =
|appearances11 = 1
|tries11 = 0
|goals11 = 0
|fieldgoals11 = 0
|points11 = 0
|teamA = Auckland
|yearAstart = 1985
|yearAend = 93
|appearancesA = 30
|triesA = 18
|goalsA =
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|teamB = New Zealand
|yearBstart = 1985
|yearBend = 89
|appearancesB = 37(10)
|triesB = 30(5)
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 120
|teamC = Western Samoa
|yearCstart = 1995
|yearCend =
|appearancesC = 2
|triesC = 0
|goalsC = 0
|fieldgoalsC = 0
|pointsC = 0
|coachteam1 = Hawke's Bay
|coachyear1start = 1996
|coachyear1end =
|coachgames1 = 22
|coachwins1 = 7
|coachdraws1 = 1
|coachlosses1 = 14
|retired = yes
|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mark-elia/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/mark-elia/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}
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Mark Wycliffe Elia (born 25 December 1962)[http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=E&id=581 ELIA, Mark Wycliffe 1985 - 89 - Kiwi #581] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402170921/http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=E&id=581 |date=2012-04-02}} nzleague.co.nz is former professional rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa.
Background
Elia was born in Auckland, New Zealand.
Playing career
During his long career, Elia played for the Te Atatu Roosters, Northcote Tigers, Kent Invicta, Southend Invicta, St. Helens, Widnes, Halifax, the Canterbury Bulldogs and RC Albi in France.
=John Player Special Trophy Final appearances=
Mark Elia played at {{rlp|ce}} in St. Helens' 15-14 victory over Leeds in the 1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
Representative career
Elia represented the New Zealand national rugby league team between 1985 and 1989, playing in ten tests and thirty seven games. He scored five test tries and thirty overall for the Kiwis.Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League {{ISBN|1-86971-090-8}}
In 1995 Elia represented Western Samoa at the World Cup.
Cricket
Later years
In 1996 Elia coached the Hawkes Bay Unicorns in the Lion Red Cup.
He later retired to Cootamundra, New South Wales. He will coach the Northcote Tigers in the 2015 Auckland Rugby League competition.
References
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External links
- [http://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=528 Canterbury Bulldogs profile]
- [http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/player.php?num=15258 Saints Heritage Society profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727230300/http://www.rugbyleague.org/features/content.php?feat_id=279&featcat_id=32 Saints sign Kiwi star]
{{New Zealand 1988 Rugby League World Cup final squad}}
{{New Zealand 1992 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{Western Samoa 1995 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
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