Mark Tampin (born 20 January 1992) is a retired English rugby union player who most recently played for Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby.[1]
| Birth name | Mark William Tampin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Epsom College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark started his career with Leeds Carnegie in 2010 remaining there for three years, during which time he featured as a dual-registered player in the National Leagues with Wharfedale and Harrogate. In 2013 he signed for Rotherham playing in the RFU championship amassing more than 80 appearances. [2]
A switch to Jersey followed in 2016[3] then another to Ealing ahead of the 2017-18 season.[4]
He remained with Ealing for two years before agreeing a move to Newcastle in Summer 2019 [5] where he was part of the squad which won promotion from the Championship in 2019-20 season as Falcons ended the campaign undefeated with 15 victories, the league having been curtailed and ultimately cancelled on 20 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
His Premiership Rugby debut came on 21 November 2020 when Mark came off the bench for Logovi'i Mulipola as Falcons defeated Bath Rugby 12-19 in the opening round of the Premiership season. [6] On 31 May 2021 it was announced by Newcastle that he had renewed terms for a further two years.[7] His 50th appearance for the club came in April 2022 in the EPCR Challenge Cup against Zebre.[8] In January 2023 the club confirmed he had agreed a new contract until Summer 2025[9]; however, in Summer 2024 Mark retired from the professional game.
Mark's grandfather was David 'Wrecker' Brooks (1924-2002) who played for Harlequins and was President of Surrey (1971-73) and later President of the RFU (1981-1982) although he is perhaps best remembered as the Tour Manager of the British Lions 1968 tour to South Africa.
References
edit- ^ "Mark Tampin". ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Key trio to leave Titans". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Five New Signings Announced By JRFC". Jersey Reds. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Mark Tampin and Lewis Robling join Ealing Trailfinders". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Ealing Prop Mark Tampin Joins Newcastle Falcons". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Bath 12 Falcons 19". Newcastle Falcons. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Tampin on board for two more years". Newcastle Falcons. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Tampin poised to hit 50-game milestone". Newcastle Falcons. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Mark Tampin signs new contract with Falcons". Newcastle Falcons. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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