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| Date of birth | 27 January 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Crick (born 27 January 1975 in Australia) [1] was an Australian-born United States rugby union player. His playing position was hooker. He was selected as a reserve for the United States at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, [2] but did not make an appearance. He though made 9 other appearances for the United States, while also represented the Waratahs in Super Rugby and Ulster in the Heineken Cup. [3]
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