Mark Chisholm
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Mark Chisholm is an Australian rugby union
footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super Rugby competition. He usually plays as a Second-Row but can also cover Blindside Flanker
.
as a product of the Energex Reds College. The following season he moved to the Brumbies and made his Super 12 debut for the side that season in a game against the Cats in Johannesburg
as a replacement, he went on to play in six more matches that season.
Chisholm is a pillar of the CA Brumbies’ starting XV, having held down a run-on lock position for the past six years. The athletic 115-kilo second rower managed just seven matches for the CA Brumbies in 2009 before a broken wrist, suffered against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein
, prematurely ended the veteran lock’s season. While the setback saw him overlooked for the Wallabies domestic Tests, Chisholm returned to the international fold during the Tri-Nations Series, again establishing himself in the Australian starting XV. His role as an incumbent lock for the Wallabies also booked him a place on the Wallabies’ Grand Slam northern hemisphere tour – the fifth Spring Tour of his career. Chisholm will continue to play a key role for the CA Brumbies in 2010 – with his strong lineout winning ability, aggressive physicality, barnstorming running and frequent try-scoring forming the cornerstone of his success throughout his career. The powerful tight forward has been a consistent performer for the CA Brumbies since his boom debut season in 2004 that featured six tries in a Super 12 championship-winning year. In addition to his Super 12 title, Chisholm was named the CA Brumbies’ ‘Best Forward’ and runner-up to George Smith in the Brett Robinson Award in 2007, and is currently the club’s second most-capped lock behind David Giffin
(80 caps). It was announced in May 2011 that Chisholm had signed with French club Bayonne
on a 2 year deal.
Chisholm has also been a key figure in Wallaby selections since making his Test debut – replacing Nathan Sharpe
– on the 2004 Spring Tour and passed 50 Tests in 2010.
The following season he made his debut for the Wallabies in a test against Scotland
in Edinburgh
and was subsequently named in the 22 against France the following week and went on to start at lock for Australia A against the French Barbarians in Paris. In 2005 he started at lock in six of the 12 tests he played in. He also scored tries
in the tests against Samoa
and Italy
. He was named in the Wallabies 2007 Rugby World Cup
. He is the 32nd Australian player to a half century of Tests, and just the fourth lock. He finished the 2010 Investec Bank Super 14 just 12 matches short of a century of matches in that competition.
He was ruled out of competing in the 2011 Rugby World
due to rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in a Super Rugby match for the Brumbies in June 2011.
At 6 ft 6 inches and weighing 246 lb, he is one of the largest players in current Australian rugby. He was also described by body building flanker, David Pocock as the wallaby with the largest biceps.
In December 2004 he married his childhood sweetheart, Lauren Campbell with the blessing of her father, former Wallaby second row Bill Campbell, at All Hallows in Brisbane. They have 3 children together, Zachary, Xander and Allegra.
Rugby union
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footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super Rugby competition. He usually plays as a Second-Row but can also cover Blindside Flanker
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
.
Career
Chisholm represented Australia in the under-19 side in 2000 as well as being named QRU Colt of the season and selected for the Australian Under 19s and played for the under-21 side in 2001 and 2002. He spent the 2002 season with the Queensland RedsQueensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
as a product of the Energex Reds College. The following season he moved to the Brumbies and made his Super 12 debut for the side that season in a game against the Cats in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
as a replacement, he went on to play in six more matches that season.
Chisholm is a pillar of the CA Brumbies’ starting XV, having held down a run-on lock position for the past six years. The athletic 115-kilo second rower managed just seven matches for the CA Brumbies in 2009 before a broken wrist, suffered against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...
, prematurely ended the veteran lock’s season. While the setback saw him overlooked for the Wallabies domestic Tests, Chisholm returned to the international fold during the Tri-Nations Series, again establishing himself in the Australian starting XV. His role as an incumbent lock for the Wallabies also booked him a place on the Wallabies’ Grand Slam northern hemisphere tour – the fifth Spring Tour of his career. Chisholm will continue to play a key role for the CA Brumbies in 2010 – with his strong lineout winning ability, aggressive physicality, barnstorming running and frequent try-scoring forming the cornerstone of his success throughout his career. The powerful tight forward has been a consistent performer for the CA Brumbies since his boom debut season in 2004 that featured six tries in a Super 12 championship-winning year. In addition to his Super 12 title, Chisholm was named the CA Brumbies’ ‘Best Forward’ and runner-up to George Smith in the Brett Robinson Award in 2007, and is currently the club’s second most-capped lock behind David Giffin
David Giffin
David Giffin is a former vice-captain of the Wallabies in rugby union, where he played in the lock position. Queensland-born, he played most of his professional career with the ACT Brumbies in what was then the Super 12. At this level, he earned 81 caps - earning a further 49 at international level...
(80 caps). It was announced in May 2011 that Chisholm had signed with French club Bayonne
Aviron Bayonnais
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on a 2 year deal.
Chisholm has also been a key figure in Wallaby selections since making his Test debut – replacing Nathan Sharpe
Nathan Sharpe
Nathan Sharpe is an Australian rugby union player. He plays lock and is the captain of the Western Force.-Early career:...
– on the 2004 Spring Tour and passed 50 Tests in 2010.
The following season he made his debut for the Wallabies in a test against Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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and was subsequently named in the 22 against France the following week and went on to start at lock for Australia A against the French Barbarians in Paris. In 2005 he started at lock in six of the 12 tests he played in. He also scored tries
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
in the tests against Samoa
Samoa national rugby union team
The Manu Samoa is the men's representative side of the Samoa Rugby Union in both the 15's and the 7's for international competitions. The Samoa Rugby Union is owned by the affiliated rugby unions of Samoa. In Samoa, Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. From 1924 to 1997 Samoa was...
and Italy
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
. He was named in the Wallabies 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
. He is the 32nd Australian player to a half century of Tests, and just the fourth lock. He finished the 2010 Investec Bank Super 14 just 12 matches short of a century of matches in that competition.
He was ruled out of competing in the 2011 Rugby World
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
due to rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in a Super Rugby match for the Brumbies in June 2011.
At 6 ft 6 inches and weighing 246 lb, he is one of the largest players in current Australian rugby. He was also described by body building flanker, David Pocock as the wallaby with the largest biceps.
Personal History
Mark was born to parents James and Laurel Chisholm on 18 September 1981 in Gladstone, Queensland. In 1998 he graduated from Gregory Terrace in Brisbane.In December 2004 he married his childhood sweetheart, Lauren Campbell with the blessing of her father, former Wallaby second row Bill Campbell, at All Hallows in Brisbane. They have 3 children together, Zachary, Xander and Allegra.
External links
- Brumbies profile
- Wallabies profile
- Australian rugby profile
- Mark Chisholm on Rugby.com.au