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| Birth name | Mark Titley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 May 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Financial Adviser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Titley is a former international Wales rugby union player. A winger, he played his club rugby for London Welsh RFC, Bridgend RFC and Swansea RFC. He was best known for his spell with Swansea where he scored 120 tries, 14 cons, 1pen and 1 drop goal. [1] Titley was in the Wales squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup.
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