Mark Tampin (born 20 January 1992) is an

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player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the

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. Mark started his career with

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in 2010 remaining there for three years, during which time he featured as a dual-registered player in the National Leagues with

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and

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. In 2013 he signed for

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playing in the RFU championship amassing more than 80 appearances. A switch to

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followed in 2016 then another to

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ahead of the 2017-18 season. He remained with

for two years before agreeing a move to Newcastle in Summer 2019 where he was part of the squad which won promotion from the Championship in 2019-20 season as Falcons ended the campaign undefeated with 15 victories, the league having been curtailed and ultimately cancelled on 20 March 2020 due to the

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. His

debut came on 21 November 2020 when Mark came off the bench for

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as Falcons defeated

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12-19 in the opening round of the Premiership season. On 31 May 2021 it was announced by Newcastle that he had renewed terms for a further two years and in January 2023 the club confirmed his stay until at least 2025. His 50th appearance for the club came in April 2022 in the

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against

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. Mark's grandfather was David 'Wrecker' Brooks (1924-2002) who played for Harlequins and was President of

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(1971-73) and later President of the

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(1981-1982) although he is perhaps best remembered as the Tour Manager of the British Lions 1968 tour to South Africa.

References

External links

Newcastle Falcons ProfileUltimate Rugby Profile
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