Dick Marks

Richard Marks
AM
Date of birth (1942-09-06) 6 September 1942 (age 82)
Place of birthBundaberg, Queensland
SchoolBrisbane Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962–69, 72 Queensland[1] ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962–1967 Australia 17 (6 2t)

Richard James Pickett Marks AM (born 6 September 1942) is an Australian former rugby union footballer, noted rugby administrator and author.[2][1] He played 17 Tests for Australia between 1962 and 1967, and was a captain of Queensland, for whom he played from 1962 to 1972.[3][1][4] He served as national coaching director from 1974 to 1995, and was a leading figure in lifting the standard of Australian rugby.[5] He also served on the Board of Queensland Rugby and was an inaugural member of rugby's International Technical Committee and drafter of the Game’s Charter.[3][1][4] He received the Joe French Award for his contributions to Australian rugby in 2014, and remains active in debates on governance of Australian rugby.[3][1][4] In 2020, he was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[6] In 2024, he was honoured with a Member of the Order of Australia award for significant service to rugby as a player, coach, and administrator.[7] He is the grandfather of Queensland Reds player Curtis Browning.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference aru-profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Jack Pollard; Australian Rugby: The Game and the Players; Ironbark; 1994
  3. ^ a b c "Emilee Cherry wins two Australian Sevens awards – Dick Marks claims Joe French Award at the John Eales Medal". Redsrugby.com.au. 23 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference ct-23-05-1962 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ It’s time Australian rugby whistled forold warhorse Dick Marks; www.theaustralian.com.au; 17 Sep 2016
  6. ^ Robbie McEwen among six legends inducted into the Queensland Sports Hall of Fame; theaustralian.com.au; 23 Nov, 2020
  7. ^ Mr Richard James Marks; Australian Honours Search Facility
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference pledges-future was invoked but never defined (see the help page).