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- Jon Broadhurst
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- Robin Coles
- Mark Crowther
- Steve Cruise
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- Sam Duffy
- Dave Everatt
- Pete Foster
- Paul Gabel
- Percy Gouldsbrough
- Alex Grace
- Andrew Jakeman
- Dave Lowery
- Aidan Pearce
- Duncan Phillips
- Mark Randerson
- Phil Redfearn
- Dai Roberts
- Ed Storey
- Alex Whisker
- Ben Whisker
Player Profiles
- Player Profiles Intro
- Arthur Adamson
- Bob Adamson
- Garry Adamson
- Ray "Boo" Adamson
- Jon Broadhurst
- Andy Brown
- Jamie Bingle
- Robin Coles
- Mark Crowther
- Steve Cruise
- Martyn Denby
- Sam Duffy
- Dave Everatt
- Pete Foster
- Paul Gabel
- Percy Gouldsbrough
- Alex Grace
- Andrew Jakeman
- Dave Lowery
- Aidan Pearce
- Duncan Phillips
- Mark Randerson
- Phil Redfearn
- Dai Roberts
- Ed Storey
- Alex Whisker
- Ben Whisker
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23. Mark Randerson
| Full Name: | Mark 'Rambo' Randerson |
| Playing Position (s): | Scrum-half and occasional Fly-half for a laugh! |
| When did you first play at Selby? | 2003'ish |
| Have you hung up your boots yet? If so when? | I actually hung up my boots before playing for Selby, as I had a car crash in 2003 and struggled with my back and hamstrings. But with lots of warming up and not too much running around, I managed to get a couple of extra seasons for Selby before I played my first and last game at the age of 41 for the vets. The combination of broken ribs (twice) and the birth of my twins was the final sign I should retire! |
| Other teams: | Rotherham (Div 4 up to the Championship), Newcastle, Hull Ionians, York, Hull and ER, Roundhay, Bro Festiniog, Surrey and Newcastle Univ, and a few representative teams |
| Where are you now? | At home in Saxton |
| What did you enjoy about playing at Selby? | Good bunch of lads, very welcoming. Some good players and we even managed to win the Yorkshire vets tournament in 2003 at York. |
| What did playing rugby teach you? | 1) Not to drink with the forwards and 2) How to boss big blokes around without getting punched .... not too often anyway! |
| You need to take a road trip but must take 3 of your team mates with you. Who would they be? | The three who drink the least, so I am not the biggest lightweight! |
| Who would still come with you, without question? | Paul 'Scotty' Scott.... any excuse for a beer and getting away from his missus! |
| Who was the Selby dressing room joker? | Usually the referee, I think you know what I mean |
| Favourite player you’ve watched at Selby: | Boo, not just a great player, but his enthusiasm for playing rugby as long as he could was infectious |
| Who would be first to the bar and last to leave? | The Props, it's the same at every club I have ever played at. |
| Why Selby RUFC? | It's just a proper rugby club |
| Best match you’ve played in? | Beating Leeds (just after the merger between Roundhay and Headingley) in my league debut for Rotherham which turned out to be the reason we were promoted and they missed out. |
| Most memorable moment: | Scoring the winning try for Rotherham against Leeds, it was a pretty good one, even if I say so myself!! And strangely gets better as I grow older? Stuart Lancaster was just one of the players I left on his backside! |
| Funniest think you’ve seen on a rugby pitch: | A streaker at a Rotherham game in the middle of winter, getting stuck on the icy metal railings, as he was trying to get on the pitch.... Oh dear! |
| Who/what do you miss the most? | Just playing rugby, watching and coaching does not come close. |
| Favourite quote or words of wisdom: | A coach told me, 'I noticed your defence improved a lot when you got everyone else to do your tackling' |
| Lockdown perception: | No point being negative, Make the most of it! |