Mark Ranby

Mark Ranby

Full name	Richard Mark Ranby
Date of birth	(1977-06-01) 1 June 1977
Place of birth	Putaruru, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
School	Freyberg High School
University	Massey University University of Cambridge
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Second five-eighth
New Zealand No.	1001
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006–08	Coca-Cola West Red Sparks
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1996 1997–98 1999–2005	Manawatu Central Vikings Waikato	14 39
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1997–98 1999–2006	Hurricanes Chiefs	9
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2001	New Zealand	1	(0)

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.^[1] He played for the Japanese side Coca-Cola West Red Sparks for two seasons from 2006.^[2][3] He spent a year studying at the University of Cambridge in 2008–09, completing a Diploma in Theology and Religious Studies,^[4] and played for Cambridge against Oxford in the 2008 Varsity Match.^[5] In 2012 he was appointed professional development manager for the Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby.^[6]

Ranby's mother, Margaret Kouvelis, was elected Mayor of Manawatu in 2012.^[5][7]

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