Mark McBain
| Birth name | Mark McBain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 October 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Ian McBain (born 30 October 1959, in
Wallabies at the 1987 Rugby World Cup
.
Career
Grown up in the St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace,[1] McBain practiced rugby union in the Brothers Old Boys club.[2] In 1981, he debuted for the Queensland representative team during a match which saw the State team playing against an Italy XV, won 68-11;[3] in 1983, McBain debuted for Australia, also against Italy, at Rovigo, won 29-7. He also took part at the
British Lions
in tour.
After retiring from playing in 1990,[4] he coached minor teams, until in 2001, when he received his first professional rugby role, as coach of the Queensland Reds, Super Rugby franchise from Queensland: he coached he team for two years, then, McBain returned to coach youth teams and regional teams, until 2006, when he decided to retire also from the coaching career[5] and focus on his activities.
Notes
- ^ Biographies : Mark McBain Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "About Us : History". Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Biographies : Mark McBain Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Biographies : Mark McBain Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Biographies : Mark McBain Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine