Mark Patch

Mark Patch
Personal information
Full name Albert Mark Patch
Born 1933
Died 17 August 2015
Yamba, New South Wales
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956–61 Western Suburbs Magpies 69 3 0 0 9
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–59 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0
Source: Whiticker/Hudson

Albert Mark Patch (1933-2015) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1950s.

Career

Originally from Lismore, New South Wales, Mark Patch picked up a contact from the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1956 and stayed with them for five seasons until the end of 1961. Patch was a fierce forward and enforcer for Wests during this period, and played in two losing grand finals: 1958 and 1961. He represented New South Wales on three occasions in 1957 and 1959. After retiring from Sydney, Mark Patch joined Yass as a Captain-coach for some years.[1]

He lived in retirement in the New South Wales north coast town of Yamba,[2] and died there on 17 August 2015, aged 82.[3]

References

  1. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ( ISBN 1875169571
  2. http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/apn-keen-to-protect-his/135974/ (Article: Mark Patch) 19/9/2006
  3. "Vale - Mark "Snow" Patch". Men of League Foundation. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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