Player

Mark Ring - Centre

Cardiff
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Mark Ring
Height183
Weight79
Date Of Birth15/10/1962
Place Of BirthCardiff
EducationLady Mary High School, Cardiff
ClubsWest Hartlepool, Cardiff, Pontypool
HonoursWales, Wales B, Wales Youth RU
InvitationalWorld XV, Barbarians
ManagedCardiff, Cross Keys, Dragons, Dragons Academy, Caerphilly, West Hartlepool, Old Crescent
Cardiff born Mark Ring was educated at Lady Mary High School in the city. Aside from a few spells at Pontypool, “Ringo” was an Arms Park favourite from his debut at 18 playing at outside half to his final game in the 1996 Heineken Cup Final.  
His Wales debut came in 1983 when he was only 20 and he was a key member of the 1988 Triple Crown squad, playing in the centre position, from where he won most of his 34 caps. At the 1991 World Cup he played for Wale s in his favoured outside half position, and it was in this position that he formed a notable half back combination with fellow Cardiffian Dai Bishop when the pair were at Pontypool. 
After playing, Ring coached various clubs, including a spell as backs coach back at the Arms Park.
His career was hampered by injury, but on the field his skills and cavalier approach to the game made him one of the Arms Park's great entertainers.
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
1980-1981 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1981-1982 12 10 0 2 3 6 5 1 42
1982-1983 32 20 1 11 14 14 9 2 117
1983-1984 31 22 0 9 17 19 9 0 133
1984-1985 30 26 2 2 18 2 1 1 82
1985-1986 9 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 8
1986-1987 29 20 0 9 15 2 3 0 73
1988-1989 20 11 1 8 4 4 3 3 42
1989-1990 28 15 1 12 5 22 10 2 100
1990-1991 26 17 0 9 12 0 0 1 51
1991-1992 5 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 6
1992-1993 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
1994-1995 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995-1996 16 13 1 2 4 0 0 0 20
TOTAL 253 176 7 70 94 69 42 11 677
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Newport 22 19 0 3 725 396 94
Llandovery 21 19 0 2 690 331 90
Ebbw Vale 20 14 0 6 615 384 71
Cardiff 21 12 1 8 579 492 63
Pontypridd 21 10 1 10 470 501 53
Pontypool 19 11 0 8 480 455 51
Merthyr 18 10 0 8 458 470 49
Aberavon 20 8 0 12 462 556 46
Bridgend Ravens 20 8 0 12 423 539 41
Swansea 19 5 0 14 377 540 30
RGC 1404 18 5 0 13 354 489 28
Carmarthen Quins 19 4 0 15 416 541 28
Neath 20 3 0 17 330 685 19