Mark Ian McBain (born 30 October 1959, in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

) is a former Australian rugby union player and former coach, who played as hooker for

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and for the

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at the

1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 ...

Career

Grown up in the St Joseph's College,

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, McBain practiced rugby union in the

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club. In 1981, he debuted for the

representative team during a match which saw the State team playing against an Italy XV, won 68-11; in 1983, McBain debuted for

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, also against

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, at

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, won 29-7. He also took part at the

where he played only the pool stage match against

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, and played his last international match two years later, against the British Lions in tour. After retiring from playing in 1990, he coached minor teams, until in 2001, when he received his first professional rugby role, as coach of the

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franchise from Queensland: he coached he team for two years, then, McBain returned to coach youth teams and regional teams, until 2006, when he decided to retire also from the coaching career Biographies : Mark McBain
and focus on his activities.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McBain, Mark 1959 births Living people Australia international rugby union players Australian rugby union coaches Rugby union players from Brisbane Sportsmen from Queensland Rugby union hookers 1987 Rugby World Cup players People educated at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace