Mark Ranby

Mark Ranby

Birth name	Richard Mark Ranby
Date of birth	(1977-06-01) 1 June 1977
Place of birth	Putāruru, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
School	Freyberg High School
University	Massey University University of Cambridge
Notable relative(s)	Margaret Kouvelis (mother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2008 Coca-Cola West Red Sparks () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1996 1997–1998 1999–2005 Manawatu Central Vikings Waikato 14 39 () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–1998 1999–2006 Hurricanes Chiefs 9 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001 New Zealand 1 (0)

Richard Mark Ranby (born 1 June 1977) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A midfield back, Ranby represented Manawatu, the Central Vikings and Waikato at a provincial level, and the Hurricanes and the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He played one international for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against Samoa in 2001. He played for the Japanese side Coca-Cola West Red Sparks for two seasons from 2006. He spent a year studying at the University of Cambridge in 2008–09, completing a Diploma in Theology and Religious Studies, and played for Cambridge against Oxford in the 2008 Varsity Match. In 2012 he was appointed professional development manager for the Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby.

Ranby's mother, Margaret Kouvelis, was elected Mayor of Manawatu in 2012.