Mark Anthony Woods is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1992.

Playing career

Woods is a

Ngongotaha Chiefs The Ngongotaha Chiefs are a New Zealand rugby league club. They are from Ngongotahā in the Bay of Plenty. In 2000 and 2001 they competed in the Bartercard Cup but now they compete in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League competition. Notable players ...

junior in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League district. He represented the Bay of Plenty and also played for the New Zealand Māori side, including at the

1986 Pacific Cup The 1986 Pacific Cup was the 3rd Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted in the Cook Islands and eventually won by the New Zealand Māori side, who defeated Western Samoa in the final. Backgrou ...

. Woods later captained the side. After moving to Wellington, Woods represented New Zealand in 1992, playing in three Test matches - including one that counted towards the 1992 World Cup standings. He trialled for the Kiwis again in 1993 but was not selected for the tour of Great Britain. In 1993 Woods captained the Upper Hutt Tigers to a

Wellington Rugby League Wellington Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Greater Wellington region. It is responsible for the local competition of the same name, as well as its representative team, the Wellingto ...

grand final victory and also represented the province in the National Provincial Championship.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1993'', New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1993. p.p.180-191 In 1994 he joined the Taranaki Rockets in the new

Lion Red Cup The Lion Red Cup was a New Zealand domestic rugby league competition that ran from 1994 to 1996 sponsored by brewers Lion Nathan. It was created due to the increase in public awareness of domestic rugby league due to the Auckland Warriors being a ...

however he was not retained for the 1995 season, instead joining the

Waikato Cougars The Waikato rugby league team (also known as the Waikato Cougars, formerly as South Auckland) is a New Zealand rugby league team that represents the Waikato Rugby League in New Zealand Rugby League competitions. They competed in the Lion Red Cup ...

. He represented both the Lion Red Cup XIII and the New Zealand Māori side that year. Wood joined the

Bay of Plenty Stags The Bay of Plenty rugby league team (also known as the Bay of Plenty Lakers) are a New Zealand rugby league team who represents the Bay of Plenty Rugby League in New Zealand Rugby League competitions. Between 1994 and 1996 they competed in the L ...

for the final season of the Lion Red Cup in 1996 and he represented them again in 1999 in the National Provincial Competition.Focus on Kiwi prop
''The Press'', 26 June 1999 In the three years of the Lion Red Cup, Woods made 60 appearances for Taranaki, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'', New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. In 2001 Woods played for the

in the

Bartercard Cup The Bartercard Cup (successor of the Lion Red Cup) was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zeala ...

, becoming the player-coach when

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left midway through the season.Bartercard Cup Round 14 Teams
''rleague.com'', 22 June 2001 The Chiefs left the Bartercard Cup competition late in the 2001 season however Woods continued to play for the club until 2005, as they competed in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League and Waicoa Bay competitions.Weekend Warrior - Mark Woods
''The Daily Post'', 29 May 2005

References

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