Mark Roy Bright (born 29 September 1978) is a New Zealand-born

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who plays for

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

in the

RFU Championship The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men’s English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when ...

Career

Born in

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in 1978, Bright was educated at

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ...

from 1992 to 1996.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition (CD-ROM). A number eight, he has represented Nelson Bays, Tasman and

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

at a provincial or county level, and was a member of the England Sevens team at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

in Glasgow. He currently plays for

in the

References

1978 births Living people Rugby union players from Nelson, New Zealand New Zealand people of Cornish descent People educated at Nelson College New Zealand rugby union players Tasman rugby union players London Scottish F.C. players Cornish rugby union players Rugby union number eights Male rugby sevens players Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for England Nelson Bays rugby union players England international rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub