Mark Bartholomeusz

Mark Bartholomeusz

Birth name	Mark Bartholomeusz
Date of birth	(1977-06-30) 30 June 1977
Place of birth	Brisbane, Australia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility Back Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–06 2006–08 2008–09 Saracens Ulster Padova 40 34 15 (26) (10) (10) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-2003 ACT 66 (115) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2004 2010–11 Brumbies Western Force 67 10 (100) (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002 Australia 1 (0) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2002 Australia Commonwealth Games 2002

Mark Bartholomeusz (born 30 June 1977) is a retired Australian professional rugby union footballer. He played in the positions of fullback, flyhalf, inside centre, and wing.

Career

Bartholomeusz attended Brisbane State High School.He played in the 1st XV from grade 10 in the same team as his older brother Greg. He was also a talented cricketer. He played for the ACT Brumbies and was a member of the side that defeated the Sharks in 2001 and the Crusaders in 2004 to win Super 12 titles.

He joined Saracens where he played the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons in the English Premiership, followed by Irish Magners League club Ulster for 2006–07 and 2007–08. In 2008, Bartholomeusz signed with Padova to play in the Italian Super 10 (now Top12) for the 2008/09 season. He returned to Australia to play for the Western Force in 2010 and 2011. Bartholomeusz holds a record for having the fourth-shortest international rugby union career. In 2002, he represented Australia for 2 minutes and 33 seconds against Italy. Nick Henderson (Australia), Sean McCahill (Ireland) and Mathieu Dourthe (France) are the only players to have shorter international careers.

External links

• "Ulster player profile". ulsterrugby.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008.
• Western Force Profile