Mark Preston (rugby)

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Mark Preston
Personal information
Born (1967-04-04) 4 April 1967 (age 57)
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Preston Grasshoppers
Fylde RFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988 England B 1
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–91 Wigan 84 57 0 0 228
1991–96 Halifax
1996 Widnes 8 4 0 0 16
Total 92 61 0 0 244
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–89 Lancashire 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]

Mark Preston (born 3 April 1967) is an English former

winger. He started his career with Fylde RFC in rugby union, and represented England B. He switched to rugby league in 1988, where he played for Wigan, Halifax and Widnes, and also represented Lancashire
.

Early life

Preston was born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.[3] He attended Kirkham Grammar School, where he began playing rugby union.[4]

Playing career

Rugby union

After leaving school, Preston continued playing

Preston Grasshoppers before later joining Fylde RFC. He was the country's leading try scorer during the 1987–88 season, and received a call up for the England B team,[5] scoring a try in a 35–9 win against Italy B at Welford Road, Leicester on 4 March 1988.[6] A few days later he switched codes to rugby league, signing a contract with Wigan.[7]

Rugby league

Preston made his debut for Wigan on 1 April 1988 in a 10–9 win against local rivals

Hunslet.[10]

Preston's best season for Wigan came in the

1990 Challenge Cup
final.

In June 1991, he was transferred to

Halifax for a fee of £50,000.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Mark Preston - Playing Career". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Mark Preston". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Preston hops to success". Manchester Evening News. 11 October 1988. p. 58 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Sports History". Kirkham Grammar School. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Cusworth called up after all". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 2 March 1988. p. 18 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Shadows set right example". Leicester Mercury. 5 March 1988. p. 51 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Union's try king signs for Wigan". Liverpool Echo. 9 March 1988. p. 38 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Mark Preston". Cherryandwhite.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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  11. ^ "1989-90 season: In stats". Wigan Warriors. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Blease agrees a new deal". Manchester Evening News. 14 June 1991. p. 70 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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