Mark Patch

Albert Mark Patch (1933-2015) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.

Mark Patch
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Mark Patch
Born(1933-02-23)23 February 1933
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Died17 August 2015(2015-08-17) (aged 82)
Yamba, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956–61 Western Suburbs 69 3 0 0 9
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–59 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0
1957 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Career

Originally 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]

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References

  1. "Mark Patch - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571
  3. http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/apn-keen-to-protect-his/135974/ (Article: Mark Patch) 19/9/2006
  4. "Vale - Mark "Snow" Patch". Men of League Foundation. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
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