Mark Ross (rugby league)

Mark Ross, also known by the nickname of "Angry", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and the Gold Coast Giants as a winger and as a centre.

Mark Ross
Personal information
Full nameMark Ross
Born (1961-08-25) 25 August 1961 (age 62)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1980 Penrith Panthers 12 2 0 1 7
1981–87 South Sydney 63 26 59 0 206
1988–91 Gold Coast Giants 49 10 0 0 40
Total 124 38 59 1 253
Source: [1]

Playing career edit

Ross was a Penrith junior and made his debut for the club in Round 4 1980 against St George. Ross only spent one season with Penrith before joining South Sydney in 1981. In his first season at Souths, Ross finished as top point scorer and top try scorer. Over the next couple of seasons, Ross missed out on many games due to injury and missed the entire 1984 season because of a broken leg suffered in a pre season trial.

In 1986, Ross only made 4 appearances at Souths as the club finished second on the table and qualified for the finals. In 1988, Ross joined the newly formed Gold Coast Giants later named as Seagulls, Gladiators and Chargers. Ross was a foundation player for the club and featured in their first ever match, a 21–10 loss to Canterbury. Ross played a further 3 seasons for Gold Coast and retired at the end of 1991. Ross is the father of Newcastle Knights player Nathan Ross.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Mark Ross - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Mark Ross remembers his hat-trick against Canberra Raiders". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Mark Ross". www.ssralmanac.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.