Mark Gerrard was born on 4 September 1982 and is a former Australian professional rugby union footballer.
17 Facts About Mark Gerrard
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Mark Gerrard currently is the assistant coach for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby competition in the United States.
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Mark Gerrard usually plays at fullback or wing but can cover in the centres and sometimes flyhalf.
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Mark Gerrard's sister Mo'onia Gerrard is an Australian representative netballer.
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Mark Gerrard was educated at both Narrabeen North Primary School and Narrabeen Sports High School, where he started playing rugby league, representing Australian School Boys in that code before switching to Rugby Union.
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Mark Gerrard went on to play for the Warringah Rugby Club and represented Australia in the national under-19s side in both 2000 and 2001; in 2001 he represented Australia in the under-21s side.
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Mark Gerrard continued to make the under-21 Australian side up for the next two years, before touring Japan with Australia A in 2003.
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Mark Gerrard signed for the ACT Brumbies for the 2003 season.
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Mark Gerrard made his debut for the Brumbies against the Sharks at Durban, scoring a try.
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Mark Gerrard played for the Brumbies in 2004, with the team winning the championship.
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Mark Gerrard missed out on a mid-year test match against England in Brisbane due to injury.
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Mark Gerrard was a member of the Australian squad that toured England, Scotland and France at the end of the year but did not play because of a recurring hamstring injury.
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Mark Gerrard moved to Japan and spent one season with the NTT Communications Shining Arcs.
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Mark Gerrard moved back from Japan to join the Melbourne Rebels for the start of the 2011 Super Rugby season.
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Mark Gerrard played 11 of the Rebels 16 games that year.
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Later in 2011, Mark Gerrard was named in the 40-man Wallabies squad.
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In May 2012, Mark Gerrard was expected to play his 100th Super Rugby game.