Mark Scharrenberg
| Full name | Mark Andrew Scharrenberg | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | April 30, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Saint Francis High School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Chico State University | ||||||||||||||||
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Mark Andrew Scharrenberg (born April 30, 1969) is an American former international rugby union player.
Raised in California, Scharrenberg was a football running back at Saint Francis High School and played on the 1984 Central Coast Section championship team.[1] He was named All-CCS and West Catholic Athletic League player of the year in 1986. Going on to attend Chico State University, Scharrenberg was a Division II football player and also took up rugby for the Wildcats, becoming their first All-American rugby player in 1993.[2]
Scharrenberg, a center, played rugby for San Francisco Golden Gate and was a member of the U.S. national team from 1993 to 1999.[3] He scored an important try against Uruguay that helped the United States qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, where he bowed out of international rugby by appearing in all pool matches, to finish with 39 caps.[4] Outside of Test rugby, Scharrenberg also competed overseas in club rugby for Jed-Forest in Scotland and Reading in England.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Laucher, Karl (August 17, 1994). "National titles at stake". Palo Alto Online.
- ^ Laucher, Karl (June 25, 1997). "Scharrenberg rumbling on rugby field". Los Altos Town Crier.
- ^ "Key player: Mark Scharrenberg". BBC News. September 17, 1999.
- ^ "U.S. Qualifies For World Cup". New York Times. August 23, 1998.
- ^ "All-Time American List: Mark Scharrenberg". Goff Rugby Report. January 5, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Mark Scharrenberg at ESPNscrum
- 1969 births
- Living people
- United States international rugby union players
- Saint Francis High School (Mountain View, California) alumni
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union players from California
- Players of American football from Santa Clara County, California
- Sportspeople from Mountain View, California
- Reading R.F.C. players
- Jed-Forest RFC players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate rugby union players in Scotland
- American expatriate rugby union players in England
- Chico State Wildcats football players
- 1999 Rugby World Cup players
- San Francisco Golden Gate RFC players
- Footballers who switched code