Mark Ranby

Mark Ranby

Full name	Richard Mark Ranby
Date of birth	(1977-06-01) 1 June 1977
Place of birth	Putaruru, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
School	Freyberg High School
University	Massey University University of Cambridge
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Second five-eighth
New Zealand No.	1001
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006–08	Coca-Cola West Red Sparks
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1996 1997–98 1999–2005	Manawatu Central Vikings Waikato	14 39
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1997–98 1999–2006	Hurricanes Chiefs	9
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2001	New Zealand	1	(0)

Richard Mark Ranby (born 1 June 1977) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A midfield back, Ranby represented Manawatu, the Central Vikings and Waikato at a provincial level, and the Hurricanes and the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He played one international for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against Samoa in 2001. He played for the Japanese side Coca-Cola West Red Sparks for two seasons from 2006. He spent a year studying at the University of Cambridge in 2008–09, completing a Diploma in Theology and Religious Studies, and played for Cambridge against Oxford in the 2008 Varsity Match. In 2012 he was appointed professional development manager for the Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby.

Ranby's mother, Margaret Kouvelis, was elected Mayor of Manawatu in 2012.