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21 Facts About Mark Cueto

1.

Mark John Cueto was born on 26 December 1979 in Workington, Cumbria and is a former English international rugby union player.

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Mark Cueto is currently the third leading try scorer in the Aviva Premiership.

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3.

Mark Cueto owes his surname to a Spaniard great-grandfather Antonio, who sailed from Santander in the 1900s and settled in Maryport, Cumbria, where he set up a fish-and-chip shop.

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4.

Mark Cueto was one of those press-ganged into service, though when it came to sport he was easily persuaded.

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5.

Mark Cueto is married to Suzie, originally from Corby in Northamptonshire, who works in the Manchester United FC hospitality department.

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6.

Mark Cueto gave birth to a baby boy called Max, their first child, on 6 August 2010.

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7.

In 2009, Mark Cueto was featured in a campaign of male underwear for Jockey International.

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8.

Mark Cueto appeared as a guest in two episodes of the quiz show A Question of Sport in 2005.

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9.

Mark Cueto was part of the Sale team that beat Pau, the champions in 2000, by 27 points to 3, at the Kassam Stadium on 21 May 2005.

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10.

Mark Cueto eventually retired in 2015 after having scored a then record 90 tries.

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11.

Mark Cueto's record was broken on 10 February 2017 by Bristol's wing Tom Varndell.

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12.

Mark Cueto was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to rugby union.

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13.

Mark Cueto appears alongside All Blacks captain Richie McCaw on the cover of the United Kingdom version of the EA Sports game Rugby 08.

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14.

Mark Cueto was not selected for the full England squad during Clive Woodward's time as head coach, having to wait until November 2004 for his debut against Canada at Twickenham, when he scored two tries.

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15.

Mark Cueto was a prominent member of England's 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.

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16.

Mark Cueto started the first match of England's defence of the title at Full-back against the USA.

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17.

Mark Cueto was left out of the surprise quarter-final victory against Australia and the even more surprising semi-final victory over France due to a niggling injury.

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18.

Mark Cueto was selected to take his place for the 2007 final against previous pool opponents, South Africa.

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19.

Mark Cueto was a regular for England throughout 2010 and 2011, and contributed to England's successful 2011 Six Nations campaign.

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20.

Mark Cueto won his 50th cap for England in the final match of the Six Nations against Ireland.

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21.

Mark Cueto missed the first 2 games of the 2011 Rugby World cup in New Zealand due to a back injury, but completed a hat-trick of tries when returning to the starting line up against Romania.

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