Mark Bedworth
| Date of birth | 9 May 1982 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Durham, England | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001-2005 2005-2010 2010-2012 |
Darlington Mowden Park Wharfedale Westoe |
69 119 40 |
713 1,127 398 |
Mark Bedworth, is a Rugby Union Footballer who is currently player Coach at Westoe RFC. He was born in Durham City in 1982 and attended Bow Prep School before moving onto Durham School where he is now a teacher of PE. Having completed his A-levels, he continued to university in York.
Rugby Union Career
He began his career at Darlington Mowden Park RFC at the age of 18 helping the club to win promotion to National Division Three North before moving on to play in National League 1 with Wharfedale at the start of the 2005-06 season. He scored more than 1,000 points for Wharfedale in over 100 games before moving to Westoe as a player coach in 2010 where he finished his career at the end of the 2011-12 season.[1][2] Throughout his career Mark was a great kicker averaging over 200 points a season for the three north-east clubs he played for and is one of the top scorers of all time in National League 1.[3][4]
In a 10-year career he has represented England Counties XV in 2007 which included a tour of Russia where he scored one try (he was also selected in 2009 as well).[5] He also represented The full Barbarians XV twice and County Durham at County Level throughout his career.[6][7] After retiring from competitive rugby in 2012, he began ballroom dancing to help calm his nerves, keep up his levels of fitness, and has applied for next years Strictly Come Dancing on Ice.
Honours
Darlington Mowden Park
- North Division 1 champions: 2000-01[8]
Wharfedale
- Yorkshire Cup winners: 2010-11[9]
County/Representative
- Selected for Durham
- Selected for England Counties XV: 2007, 2009[10]
- Selected for Barbarians XV: 2007-09
References
- ↑ "Wharfedale's Bedworth set for 100th league game". Craven Herald & Pioneer. 17 February 2010.
- ↑ "Coaching overhaul at Westoe". The Journal. 6 June 2010.
- ↑ "Mark Bedworth Record by competition". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2012.
- ↑ "National One All time leading scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "England Counties at full strength for Russian adventure". Your Local Guardian. 4 June 2007.
- ↑ "Bedworth making his Mark". Gazette Live. 9 July 2007.
- ↑ "Club Honours (Mark Bedworth Mini Biography)". Old Johns Rugby Club. 23 November 2015.
- ↑ "North 1 2000-01". englandrugby.com. 12 May 2001.
- ↑ "Wharfedale 36 Sheffield Tigers 13: Wharfedale celebrate Cup win as battling Sheffield fade away". Yorkshire Post. 6 May 2010.
- ↑ "England Counties relishing Twickenham debut". rugbynetwork.net. 10 March 2009.