Mark McGaw was born on 17 May 1964 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.
10 Facts About Mark McGaw
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Mark McGaw's try in Game I came in the final seconds of the match, when McGaw chased a loose ball, desperately dived towards it and touched down centimetres inside the dead-ball line to clutch victory for New South Wales, making it one of the most iconic tries in State of Origin history.
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Mark McGaw played at centre for the Blues in all three matches of the 1988 State of Origin series as well.
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Mark McGaw was selected to play at centre for Australia in their victory over New Zealand at the 1988 Rugby League World Cup final in Auckland.
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Mark McGaw is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No 590.
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Mark McGaw played at centre for New South Wales in all three matches of the 1990 State of Origin series, scoring tries in Games I and III.
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Mark McGaw was selected to play for New South Wales in all three matches of the 1991 State of Origin series, scoring a try in Game II.
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Mark McGaw played for cross-town rivals Penrith Panthers for the 1993 NSWRL season.
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Mark McGaw appeared as "Hammer" on the Australian version of the TV show Gladiators from 1995 to 1996, as well as joining other rugby league players such as Paul Vautin, Paul Sironen and Darryl Brohman in modeling for Lowes Menswear.
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The Supreme Court jury found that the story made two defamatory imputations: that Mark McGaw was "a man of dangerous domestic violence", and that he "bashed his lover so severely that she was hospitalized with horrific injuries".