Mark Hammett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Hammett
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 13, 1972(1972-07-13)
Age	52
Birthplace	Christchurch
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Canterbury
Horoscope	Cancer

Mark Hammett Biography

Mark Hammett is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on July 13, 1972 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Mark Garry “Hammer’ Hammett (born on the 13th of July, 1972) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He has played for Canterbury provincially, 76 times and the Crusaders with 81 games in addition to playing for the All Blacks 30 times – including 29 Test games, Hammett was later able to become a trainer for Canterbury as well as the Crusaders as a forward/assistant coach. He is currently the assistant coach for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and the Tasman Makos in the Mitre 10 Cup.

The Crusaders enjoyed greater success in 1999 when they won the round-robin tournament with a fourth-place finish, and then they won their semi-final and the final (both in a foreign stadium) to win another championship. Hammett’s accomplishments as a member of the Crusaders were rewarded when he was admitted to the All Blacks in 1999, at 26 years old. His first match was played against New Zealand ‘A’, on the 11th of June in Christchurch immediately following his first Test against France on the 26th of June. Hammett later played in his first Tri Nations Series, and was chosen as a player for 1999’s Rugby World Cup.

After the 2001 NPC, Crusaders’ captain Todd Blackadder left New Zealand to play rugby in Scotland. During the 2002 Super 12 pre-season, half-back Justin Marshall questioned which of the senior players were going to step into Blackadder’s leadership role for the tough matches. Hammett took the comment “as a slap in the face”, as “one player doesn’t make a team.” Hammett later said “I took it that way, and I think a lot of the others must have as well, because we all ended up stepping up!” Subsequently, the Crusaders went through the season unbeaten, including a 96–19 victory over the New South Wales Waratahs. He again played for the All Blacks in 2002, starting against Australia and South Africa in the Tri-Nations. The 2002 NPC season was Hammett’s last, and although Canterbury were knocked out in their semi-final, they managed to retain the Ranfurly Shield. Hammett’s last match was his 76th for Canterbury.

Hammett’s 2001 Super 12 season was marred by a shoulder injury, and the Crusaders eventually finished tenth. Due to injury, Hammett only played one game for the All Blacks, as a substitute against Argentina in June. He missed the entire NPC campaign due to injury: an ankle problem which required surgery and causes him to also miss the 2001 end-of-year All Black tour.

Hammett was a regular player for both Canterbury and for the Crusaders in

1998. It was during the latter winning his very first Super 12 title. In 1998, the Super 12 final was played against the Blues at Eden Park; Hammett said about the game “If we’d been polled in that week, and had to give an honest answer, most of the boys, deep down, would probably have thought that the Blues would beat us.” However, the Crusaders beat the champions of the past 20-13. Hammett was awarded the opportunity to participate in a New Zealand trial, where the team he was captain of. Hammett was later chosen to play for New Zealand A and played against Tonga.

Mark Hammett Net Worth

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

Hammett first played for New Zealand, while he was a student in St Thomas of Canterbury College at the time he was picked as a member of his first appearance in the New Zealand Under 17 team in 1989. Then, he was captain of the under 19 team in 1991 before making his debut for Canterbury in the year 1992. Even though his appearance with Canterbury that year was substitute, he did play seven times the next season. As a hooker, he served mostly as a backup for Matt Sexton in 1993; however, by 1994 , they had been sharing the position. In 1994, Hammett had played more matches than Sexton.

Rugby became professional towards the end of 1995, and then in 1996 it was in the year 1996 that the Canterbury Crusaders (now called the Crusaders) franchise was formed. Hammett was the first part of the team which had a difficult time in the first Super 12, finishing in the bottom spot. The 1997 season was better for Hammett as the Crusaders placed sixth as did they won the Canterbury provincial team took home the National Provincial Championship (NPC) after beating Counties in the final. While Hammett was getting more and more playing time, he only took part in the NPC final as a substitute.

After winning a third title with the Crusaders in 2000, he was again selected for the All Blacks; getting a start against Tonga, and in that years Tri- Nations. After returning from All Blacks duty, he played for Canterbury and contributed to a Ranfurly Shield win over Waitako. Canterbury then reached the NPC final, giving Hammett the opportunity to be part of a Super 12, Ranfurly Shield, and NPC winning team, all in the same year. Wellington won the NPC final however, and the opportunity was lost. Hammett was then selected for the end-of-year All Blacks tour, and played against France and Italy (both as a substitute).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In March 2016, Hammett was named as the caretaker coach for the Japanese national team, while Jamie Joseph closes out his contract with the Highlanders. Hammett led the Brave Blossoms to a 26–22 win over Canada, before losing 2–0 to Scotland during their two-test series.

Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Mark Hammett celebrates birthday on July 13 of every year.