Mark Bryant (rugby league)

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Mark Bryant
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Personal information
Full nameMark Bryant
Born (1981-04-10) 10 April 1981 (age 42)
Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb) [1]
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2002–04 Canberra Raiders 70000
2005–08 Manly Sea Eagles 9330012
2009–11 Crusaders RL 801004
2012–13 London Broncos 5931014
Total23971030
Source: [2] [3]

Mark Bryant (born 10 April 1981) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the London Broncos in the Super League. He had previously played for Crusaders and Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He played as a prop.

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Early life

While attending Cootamundra High School, Bryant played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1998. [4]

Playing career

Bryant started his NRL career with the Canberra Raiders in 2002. Playing only seven first grade games for the Canberra club, Bryant moved to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in 2005. With Manly, he played in the 2007 NRL grand final defeat by the Melbourne Storm [5] as well as the 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the same opponents. [6]

Bryant made the move to the Super League for the 2009 season to play for the Crusaders in their first Super League campaign. Following the demise of the Crusaders, Byrant joined London Broncos, starting in 2012. [7]

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