Mark Sorenson (born 5 April 1979) 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 its m ...
player, his position of choice being a
lock.
Sorenson joined Northampton from
Newcastle Falcons in the summer of 2010, having previously joined the Falcons in the autumn of 2006 from New Zealand province
Bay of Plenty, where he had been voted the team's best forward in the Air New Zealand Cup. He was a consistent performer at Kingston Park and won both the Supporters Club player of the season and the players' player of the season award in 2007/8.
On 14 February 2013, Sorensen left
Northampton Saints to join
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...
in the
RFU Championship for the 2013/14 season. In February 2016, he renewed his contract with Bristol for one more season. He is set to retire at the end of 2017.
References
External links
Newcastle Falcons profileSaints sign Eustace and SorensonNorthampton Saints profile
1979 births
Bay of Plenty rugby union players
Living people
New Zealand rugby union players
Newcastle Falcons players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union players from Wellington City
New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
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