Mark Connors (born 17 May 1971,

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) is an Australian

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footballer. He is currently the

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third most capped player ever, playing 134 games for the side. He has played for

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20 times, including their victory in the

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Playing career

A product of St Laurence's College, South Brisbane, he made his debut for the

against

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in a 1994 tour of

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. He was part of the

1995 Super 10 side that won the competition. He made his international debut for Australia on 17 July 1999 in a game against the

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, which Australia won 32 points to six. Connors was part of the Wallabies side that won the

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. In 2000 the Wallabies won the Tri Nations as well as the

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. After spending three seasons in both

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and

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, he returned to the

External links

Mark Connors
on qru.com.au
Mark Connors
on sporting-heroes.net

on sarugby.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Connors, Mark 1971 births Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Queensland Reds players Living people Barbarian F.C. players Rugby union flankers Rugby union locks Northampton Saints players Rugby union players from Brisbane 1999 Rugby World Cup players People educated at St Laurence's College Australian expatriate rugby union players in England