Albert Mark Patch (1933-2015) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Full name | Albert Mark Patch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1933 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 August 2015 (aged 82) Yamba, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editOriginally from Lismore, New South Wales, Patch picked up a contact from Western Suburbs 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, Patch joined Yass as a Captain-coach for some years.[2]
He lived in retirement in the New South Wales north coast town of Yamba,[3] and died there on 17 August 2015, aged 82.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Mark Patch - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571
- ^ http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/apn-keen-to-protect-his/135974/ (Article: Mark Patch) 19/9/2006
- ^ "Vale - Mark "Snow" Patch". Men of League Foundation. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.