Mark Gasnier was born on 19 July 1981 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.
24 Facts About Mark Gasnier
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Mark Gasnier retired at the end of the 2011 season.
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Mark Gasnier is the nephew of the 1960s St George star Reg Gasnier.
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Mark Gasnier played his junior rugby league in the St George District with the Mortdale based Renown United club.
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Mark Gasnier toured New Zealand with the Australian Schoolboys team in 1998 and played for them again in 1999.
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Mark Gasnier made his first Grade debut for the St George Illawarra Dragons in round 8 of the 2000 season against the Newcastle Knights.
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Mark Gasnier made his first grade debut having just played for the Dragons in the preceding NSWRL Premier League game.
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Mark Gasnier made his international debut in a 2001 test against the PNG Kumuls, and scored a try on debut.
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In 2004, Mark Gasnier was selected to make his State of Origin debut in Game 1 for New South Wales.
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Whilst in origin camp on a drunken bonding session with teammates, Mark Gasnier left a lewd voice message on a woman's phone.
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Mark Gasnier was recalled for the deciding game 3 in the State of Origin series, scoring 2 tries on debut and winning the series.
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Controversially, given his reputation as centre, Mark Gasnier was moved to Five-eighth for the Dragons following Trent Barrett's move to the Wigan Warriors.
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Mark Gasnier spent 24 minutes on the field before being knocked out by a Steve Matai high tackle.
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Mark Gasnier was named sole captain of the Dragons for the 2008 season.
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Mark Gasnier paired up with Matt Cooper in the centres.
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Mark Gasnier was selected for Origin I against the Maroons, and helped set up five tries.
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Mark Gasnier was picked for Origin II despite carrying an injury, but was unable to play the third game.
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Mark Gasnier played his final game for the Dragons against the Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale in the 3rd Qualifying Final, scoring the Dragons' only points.
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Mark Gasnier went on to play for the Dragons' in the 2010 NRL Grand Final, scoring the first try of the match to help the joint-venture club beat the Sydney Roosters and claim its first premiership.
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Mark Gasnier participated in the Dragons' 2011 World Club Challenge and Charity Shield wins.
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Mark Gasnier then went on to work as a commentator with Fox League.
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On 28 November 2024, it was announced that Mark Gasnier had joined the Parramatta coaching staff.
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On 20 July 2022, Mark Gasnier was named in the St George Dragons District Rugby League Clubs team of the century at centre.
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The selection caused some controversy as Mark Gasnier had never played for the St George Dragons club.