Mark Percival

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Mark Percival
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Personal information
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 30)
Widnes, Cheshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight13 st 12 lb (88 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013– St Helens 23112032001196
2014(loan)Rochdale Hornets 10000
Total23212032001196
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–18 England 621010
Source: [2] [3]
As of 2 March 2023

Mark Percival (born 29 April 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for St Helens in the Super League and England at international level.

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He made his début for Saints in 2013, winning the Super League Grand Final with the club in 2014.

Background

Percival was born in Widnes, Cheshire, England.

Percival played junior rugby for Halton Hornets before joining St Helens' academy side. [4]

Club career

Percival made his first team début against Leeds on 1 March 2013. [5] In June 2014, he made one appearance for Rochdale Hornets. [6]

St Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final, and Percival was selected to play at centre in their 14–6 victory over the Wigan side at Old Trafford. [7] [8] In April 2017, Percival signed a new four-year contract with Saints. [4] He was named in the Super League Dream Team for the first time at the end of the 2017 season. [9] He played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Warrington at Wembley Stadium. [10]

He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final victory over Salford at Old Trafford. [11] [12] [13] Percival missed most of the 2020 Super League season with a shoulder injury. [14] On 17 July 2021, he played for St. Helens in their 26-12 2021 Challenge Cup Final victory over Castleford. [15] Percival played for St Helens in their 2021 Super League Grand Final victory over Catalans Dragons. [16] On 24 September 2022, Percival scored the winning try for St Helens in their 2022 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds. [17] On 18 February 2023, Percival played in St Helens 13-12 upset victory over Penrith in the 2023 World Club Challenge. [18] Percival played 21 games for St Helens in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished third on the table. He played in St Helens narrow loss against the Catalans Dragons in the semi-final which ended St Helens four-year dominance of the competition. [19] On 8 March 2024, Percival was controversially sent off during St Helens 24-20 loss against Salford for a tackle on Jack Ormondroyd. [20] [21] On 11 March 2024, Percival was suspended for two matches in relation to the tackle. [22]

International career

In 2012, Percival was selected in the England Academy squad for their tour to Australia. [23]

Percival was selected in England's 24-man squad for the 2016 Four Nations, and made his international début in a pre-tournament warm-up game against France. [24]

In October 2017 he was selected in the England squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. [25] He made his only appearance of the tournament in the final group game against France, scoring a try in a 36–6 win. [26]

In 2018 he was selected for England against France at the Leigh Sports Village. [27]

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