| Full name | Mark Stuart Linnett | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1963-02-17) 17 February 1963 (age 61) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Mark Stuart Linnett (born 17 February 1963) is an English former rugby union international.
Linnett, a policeman by profession, competed for Birmingham-based club Moseley. Other clubs represented include the Barbarians and Worcester. In 1989, Linnett was one of two new props called into the England team for a Test against Fiji at Twickenham, with Andy Mullins also making his debut. He scored a try in the second half of the 58–23 win.
See also
References
- Dick, Brian (23 September 2011). "Cup shocks in rugby now a thing of the past". Business Live.
- "Bees set to sign 44-year-old Linnett". Birmingham Live. 16 January 2007.
- "Linnett out to impress for World Cup". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 24 October 1989.
- "Fijians are given their just desserts". The Daily Telegraph. 6 November 1989.
External links
- Mark Linnett at ESPNscrum