Mark Abbott

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Abbott
Occupation	New Zealand Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1991(1991-02-20)
Age	33
Birthplace	Christchurch
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Canterbury
Horoscope	Aquarius

Mark Abbott Biography

Mark Abbott is one of the most popular and richest New Zealand rugby union player who was born on February 20, 1991 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Mark Abbott (born 20 February 1991) is an New Zealand rugby union player who currently serves as an official Lock for Coca- Cola Red Sparks in Japan’s Top League.

In 2015, he was able to play more often and he played 16 times, with the majority of his time on the substitutes bench, as Broadhurst and Thrush continued to hold the starting spots. The Hurricanes were beaten as finalist in 2015, going down 14-21 in their home games against the Highlanders However, they did better in 2016, beating South African side, the Lions to claim the Super Rugby title. Abbott played in 14 of the 18 games throughout the season and made just five appearances as the team’s rookies Vaea Fifita as well as Michael Fatialofa took over his place to the front of the line to start in the starting lineup.

A single season of provincial football with Hawke’s Bay was enough to get Abbott to the notice of the New Zealand’s Super Rugby franchises. Abbott decided to join the Wellington-based Hurricanes in the lead-up to this year’s Super Rugby campaign. Because of the lack of top level expertise and the Hurricanes having locks like Jeremy Thrush, James Broadhurst and Blade Thomson on their books, Abbott was restricted to just two games in the first season of Super Rugby.

Mark Abbott Net Worth

Mark Abbott is one of the richest New Zealand Rugby Union Player from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Abbott 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Abbott made his debut as a senior with Hawke’s Bay during the 2013 ITM Cup and went on to play in 11 out of the Magpies 12 games throughout the year , culminating in falling 26-25 against Tasman at Tasman in the Championship Final of the playoffs. Abbott made an impressive team together with his fellow Cantabrian Michael Allardice through 2013 and the pair were performing well the following year , with Abbott being a constant presence in the Hawke’s Bay side which was again beaten during the championship final. This time, it was by 32-24 by Manawatu.

The Abbott family was born in Christchurch and was raised in the village located in Darfield, Abbott was educated at St. Andrew’s College in the city where he was born. After finishing his high school education, Abbott started working towards a bachelor of trade degree in commerce at University of Canterbury while also working his way through the youth structure with the national championship team, Canterbury. Insufficient opportunities for playing at Canterbury was the reason that, after graduating from the university, he moved north to Napier in the hope of securing an agreement with the Hawke’s Bay, a local provincial team. Hawke’s Bay in 2013.

It was 3rd time luck for Abbott and the Magpies in 2015 ITM Cup, with the lock scoring his first provincial try, playing all 12 games and winning his side’s Forward of the Year award as the men from Napier finished top of the Championship log with 7 wins from 10 games and then defeated the Bay of Plenty and Wellington in the playoffs to gain promotion to the Premiership in 2016.

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Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular New Zealand rugby union player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Mark Abbott celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.