Mark Melbourne (15 April 1984,

Clonmel Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Dro ...

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...

) is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays

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for Garryowen.

Career

Mark began playing

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 ...

with his local rugby club Clonmel R.F.C. He then moved to

Rockwell College Rockwell College ( ga, Coláiste Charraig an Tobair), founded in 1864, is a voluntary day and boarding Catholic secondary school near Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. The school has a rugby tradition and has won the Munster Schools Sen ...

where he played Senior Cup rugby. When he left school he joined Garryowen. In the 2003–04 season, he joined Munster as an Academy player. Mark made his Munster debut in 2003/2004 season on 16 April 2004 against

Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners) is one of the two professional rugby union teams from Scotland. The club competes in the United Rugby Championship, along with the Glasgow Warriors, its oldest rival. Edinburgh play ...

in the Celtic (now Magners) league. He was released by

Munster Rugby Munster Rugby ( ga, Rugbaí Mumhan) is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. The team represents the IRFU's Munster B ...

at the end of the 2008/2009 season.

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Munster profile
1984 births Irish rugby union players Munster Rugby players Garryowen Football Club players Rugby union players from County Tipperary Living people People educated at Rockwell College Sportspeople from Clonmel {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub