Mark William Shaw (born 23 May 1956) is a former New Zealand
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 it ...
player. A flanker, Shaw represented
Horowhenua
Horowhenua District is a territorial authority district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, administered by Horowhenua District Council. Located north of Wellington and Kapiti, it stretches from slightly north of the town of ...
,
Manawatu and
Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region i ...
provincially and the
All Blacks
The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987, ...
internationally. He was educated at
Kapiti College
Kāpiti College is situated at Raumati Beach on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, 45 minutes drive from Wellington City. It was called Raumati District High School when built in 1954, then renamed Kapiti College in 1957. The Kapiti College mott ...
.
Shaw was selected for the All Blacks'
tour of Australia in 1980, playing in all three tests, and scoring three tries in one of those matches. He toured
North America and Wales later that year.
Shaw played a total of 68 matches for the All Blacks, 30 of them test matches.
Shaw was appointed as an All Black selector in 2002.
References
1956 births
Living people
New Zealand international rugby union players
New Zealand rugby union players
Hawke's Bay rugby union players
Manawatu rugby union players
Horowhenua-Kapiti rugby union players
Rugby union players from Palmerston North
Rugby union flankers
New Zealand rugby union coaches
People educated at Kapiti College
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