Mark Conway
Encyclopedia
Mark Conway is a former professional rugby league
footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at club level has played for Stanley Rangers ARLFC
, Leeds
, Wakefield Trinity
, and Dewsbury
, playing at /, i.e. number 7, and occasionally /, i.e. number 6. He still holds the most conversions in a match record at Wakefield Trinity.
, and is now a mortgage broker in West Yorkshire
, and a coach at Stanley Rangers ARLFC
. He has a daughter, Danielle (aged 22) and a son, Matt (aged 18).
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at club level has played for Stanley Rangers ARLFC
Stanley Rangers
Stanley Rangers is an amateur rugby league club situated in the village of Stanley near Wakefield.Players range from 8-years old and receive training in all aspects of the sport...
, Leeds
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
, Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
, and Dewsbury
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
, playing at /, i.e. number 7, and occasionally /, i.e. number 6. He still holds the most conversions in a match record at Wakefield Trinity.
Outside of Rugby League
Mark attended Newton Hill Junior School, Outwood Grange SchoolOutwood Grange College
Outwood Grange Academy is a modern comprehensive school and Sixth Form in Outwood, near Wakefield, England. It has a mixed intake of both boys and girls aged 11–18, and with in excess of 2400 pupils is one of the largest schools in England. The college, established in 1971, was formerly known as...
, and is now a mortgage broker in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, and a coach at Stanley Rangers ARLFC
Stanley Rangers
Stanley Rangers is an amateur rugby league club situated in the village of Stanley near Wakefield.Players range from 8-years old and receive training in all aspects of the sport...
. He has a daughter, Danielle (aged 22) and a son, Matt (aged 18).