Mark Douglas (rugby union)

Mark Henry James Douglas (born 10 December 1960) is a Welsh former rugby union international.

Mark Douglas
Full nameMark Henry James Douglas
Date of birth (1960-12-10) 10 December 1960 (age 63)
Place of birthAberystwyth, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1984 Wales 3 (0)

Born in Aberystwyth, Douglas was a scrum-half for Llanelli and London Welsh during the 1980s.[1]

Douglas was capped three times for Wales in the 1984 Five Nations Championship, filling in for injured scrum-half Terry Holmes. On his debut against Scotland, he fumbled a likely try in the last play of the game which would have given Wales a kick to win.[2] He also faced off with Ireland and France, before Holmes returned for the final fixture.[3]

In the 1990s, Douglas played for English clubs Northampton and Coventry[4]

Douglas was still competing in first-class rugby into his 40s with his local club Lampeter Town.[5] He comes from the village of Cwmann near Lampeter and runs an abattoir business there with his brothers[6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby Union: Saint Douglas arises". The Independent. 1 October 1992.
  2. ^ "Scots Hammer the Welsh Again". Sunday Mercury. 22 January 1984.
  3. ^ "Call for Holmes". Daily Mirror. 5 March 1984.
  4. ^ "Coventry give international flavour to team". The Birmingham Post. 17 March 1993.
  5. ^ Woolford, Anthony (13 July 2020). "Wales rugby internationals found playing into their 40s and 50s in lower leagues". Wales Online.
  6. ^ "Douglas dream is just the job". Daily Mirror. 19 January 1984.
  7. ^ "Albanian interest in Welsh meat". Wales Online. 5 July 2004.
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