Mark Elia

Mark Elia

Personal information
Full name	Mark Wycliffe Elia
Born	(1962-12-25) 25 December 1962 Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Position	Fullback, Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1982–88 Te Atatu Roosters 50 41 1983–84 Kent Invicta 34 17 0 0 68 1984–85 Southend Invicta 17 15 0 0 60 1985–89 St. Helens 74 50 2 0 204 1989 Canterbury Bankstown 9 1 0 0 4 1990–91 Halifax 16 14 0 0 56 1994 Widnes 4 0 0 0 0 RC Albi 14 8 1992–93 Northcote Tigers 34 20 1994–95 St. Helens 29 8 1 0 34 1996 Hawke's Bay 1 0 0 0 0 Total 282 174 3 0 426 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1985–93 Auckland 30 18 1985–89 New Zealand 37(10) 30(5) 0 0 120 1995 Western Samoa 2 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1996 Hawke's Bay 22 7 1 14 32
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Mark Wycliffe Elia (born 25 December 1962) is former professional rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa.

Background

Elia was born in Auckland, New Zealand.

Playing career

During his long career, Elia played for the Te Atatu Roosters, Northcote Tigers, Kent Invicta, Southend Invicta, St. Helens, Widnes, Halifax, the Canterbury Bulldogs and RC Albi in France.

John Player Special Trophy Final appearances

Mark Elia played at centre in St. Helens' 15-14 victory over Leeds in the 1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988.

Representative career

Elia represented the New Zealand national rugby league team between 1985 and 1989, playing in ten tests and thirty seven games. He scored five test tries and thirty overall for the Kiwis.

In 1995 Elia represented Western Samoa at the World Cup.

Cricket

During the 1990 season, Elia played cricket in the United States. During this period he umpired a friendly match that took place in America between Australia and Pakistan.

Later years

In 1996 Elia coached the Hawkes Bay Unicorns in the Lion Red Cup.

He later retired to Cootamundra, New South Wales. He will coach the Northcote Tigers in the 2015 Auckland Rugby League competition.

External links

• Canterbury Bulldogs profile
• Saints Heritage Society profile
• Saints sign Kiwi star