Mark Bartholomeusz

Mark Bartholomeusz
Birth name	Mark Bartholomeusz
Date of birth	30 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Australia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Utility Back
Senior career
Years	Team
2004–06 ; 2006–08 ; 2008–09	Saracens ; Ulster ; Padova
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1998-2003	ACT
Super Rugby
Years	Team
1998–2004 ; 2010–11	Brumbies; Western Force
International career
Years	Team
2002	Australia

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

Career

Bartholomeusz attended Brisbane State High School. He played for the ACT Brumbies and was a member of the side that defeated the Crusaders to win the 2004 Super 12 title.^[1]

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 National Championship of Excellence) for the 2008/09 season. He returned to Australia to play for the Western Force in 2010 and 2011.^[1] Bartholomeusz holds a record for having the fourth shortest international rugby union career on recoerd. 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.

Reference list

^ ^a ^b "Force player profile". rugbywa.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

"Ulster player profile". ulsterrugby.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Western Force Profile

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