13 Facts About Mark McLinden

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Mark McLinden was born on 8 July 1979 and is an Australian former professional rugby footballer of the 1990s and 2000s.

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Mark McLinden was born in Canberra, ACT, and played his early rugby at West Belconnen Warriors in the Canberra District Junior Rugby League.

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In 1998, Mark McLinden signed to play in the NRL for his local team Canberra Raiders.

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Mark McLinden received representative honours with selection for the Australian Junior Kangaroos squad to play tests against the Junior Kiwis.

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In 2001 Mark McLinden was selected to play in the City vs Country Origin for Country.

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Mark McLinden signed for the London Broncos in November 2004 and was appointed team captain following on from Jim Dymock.

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In 2006's Super League XI, with his club now operating as the Harlequins RL, Mark McLinden was the club's leading Super League try scorer with 14 tries from 17 appearances.

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Mark McLinden's season was disrupted by a persistent back injury which required an operation in late 2006.

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Mark McLinden had played much of his career at halfback, and with the arrival of Great Britain international fullback Chris Melling at the Harlequins RL he played several games of 2007's Super League XII in the halves.

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Mark McLinden signed a three-year extension to his contract to keep him at Harlequins until the end of the 2009 season.

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Mark McLinden played rugby union for the Queensland Reds in 2009.

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Mark McLinden was arrested for a pitch invasion at the 2022 NRL Grand Final.

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Mark McLinden was fined $5000 and banned from future NRL games.