Mark Lennon - Utility back
Wales RL
Australian-born with a Welsh mother, Mark Lennon decided he wanted to play for Wales in 1994 when as a 14-year old, he watched the touring Kangaroos face the Welsh at Ninian Park in Cardiff. He didn't look back. He made his full Wales début in 2001 in a narrow 38-33 defeat to England in what was named an unofficial World Cup third-placed play-off. Playing for Wales for a decade, he was part of the side that won the 2010 European Cup and played against Australia for his final cap, which was in the 2011 Four Nations.
"Lenno" originally began playing rugby league at an early age 10 for Gymea in New South Wales before moving to Miranda Magpies at age 11 and then joined Como Jannali RLFC. After several seasons with the club he was spotted by a Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. After working his way through their junior grades, he moved to St. George Dragons, playing reserve grade at the club before he signing for Castleford Tigers while still 20 years of age. He stayed in Yorkshire for three years, making 58 appearances, scoring 12 tries and kicking 21 goals, and after Castleford were relegated in 2003, he returned to Australia with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. However he found first team appearances hard to come by and played three seasons in the reserves, bar the one NRL match against Penrith. He moved back to Cronulla but again played in reserve grade, so when, after four weeks of the season, he had an offer from Hull Kingston Rovers, he accepted it and moved back to England. He played 15 matches that season for the newly promoted Super League club, scoring five tries and kicking seven goals, before finally moving to Wales. Celtic Crusaders were looking for promotion to Super League and Lenno was to play a big part in that. He helped the Bridgend-based club to reach the NL1 Grand Final, scoring eight tries and kicking 96 goals, and a drop goal, in 2008. In Super League in 2009, it was tougher but he still managed a try and eight goals. He totalled 40 appearances for Crusaders before returning to Australia and playing the 2010 season with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks reserves in the NSW Cup then his final season with Central Comets in the Queensland Cup. Retiring from rugby league, he moved to Sydney and became a school teacher as well as coaching the junior game.
"Lenno" originally began playing rugby league at an early age 10 for Gymea in New South Wales before moving to Miranda Magpies at age 11 and then joined Como Jannali RLFC. After several seasons with the club he was spotted by a Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. After working his way through their junior grades, he moved to St. George Dragons, playing reserve grade at the club before he signing for Castleford Tigers while still 20 years of age. He stayed in Yorkshire for three years, making 58 appearances, scoring 12 tries and kicking 21 goals, and after Castleford were relegated in 2003, he returned to Australia with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. However he found first team appearances hard to come by and played three seasons in the reserves, bar the one NRL match against Penrith. He moved back to Cronulla but again played in reserve grade, so when, after four weeks of the season, he had an offer from Hull Kingston Rovers, he accepted it and moved back to England. He played 15 matches that season for the newly promoted Super League club, scoring five tries and kicking seven goals, before finally moving to Wales. Celtic Crusaders were looking for promotion to Super League and Lenno was to play a big part in that. He helped the Bridgend-based club to reach the NL1 Grand Final, scoring eight tries and kicking 96 goals, and a drop goal, in 2008. In Super League in 2009, it was tougher but he still managed a try and eight goals. He totalled 40 appearances for Crusaders before returning to Australia and playing the 2010 season with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks reserves in the NSW Cup then his final season with Central Comets in the Queensland Cup. Retiring from rugby league, he moved to Sydney and became a school teacher as well as coaching the junior game.
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