Rugby player
| Birth name | Richard Mark Ranby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1977-06-01) 1 June 1977 (age 47) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Putāruru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Freyberg High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Notable relative(s) | Margaret Kouvelis (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Mark Ranby (born 1 June 1977) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A midfield back, Ranby represented Manawatu, the Central Vikings and Waikato at a provincial level, and the Hurricanes and the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He played one international for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against Samoa in 2001. He played for the Japanese side Coca-Cola West Red Sparks for two seasons from 2006. He spent a year studying at the University of Cambridge in 2008–09, completing a Diploma in Theology and Religious Studies, and played for Cambridge against Oxford in the 2008 Varsity Match. In 2012 he was appointed professional development manager for the Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby.
Ranby's mother, Margaret Kouvelis, was elected Mayor of Manawatu in 2012.
References
- Luxford, Bob. "Mark Ranby". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- "Ranby fizzing about future club". New Zealand Herald. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- Lampp, Peter (15 October 2009). "New fields calls Ranby, and his body agrees". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- Lampp, Peter (4 June 2012). "It's time you found out about new mayor's rugby connections". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Wildman, Rob (4 December 2008). "Oxford v Cambridge Varsity to star All Black Anton Oliver and Australia's Dan Vickerman". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- "Mark Ranby". www.hurricanes.co.nz/ The official website of the 2012 Investec Super Rugby Hurricanes. 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- Crosbie, Sandra (15 March 2012). "Mayor Kouvelis takes the reins". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Putāruru
- People educated at Freyberg High School
- Massey University alumni
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Waikato rugby union players
- Central Vikings players
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Chiefs (Super Rugby) players
- Coca-Cola Red Sparks players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Alumni of St Edmund's College, Cambridge
- Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
- Rugby union players from Waikato
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