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'''Mark E. Cardinal''' (born May 5, 1961 in [[Victoria, British Columbia]]) is a former [[Canada national rugby union team|Canadian national rugby]] player. He played as a [[Hooker (rugby league)|hooker]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Michael |date=2023-09-09 |title=Rugby World Cup 2023 LIVE: England vs Argentina result and reaction as England win despite Tom Curry red card |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/england-argentina-rugby-world-cup-live-stream-b2408086.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

Cardinal played 35 times for [[Canada]], from 1986 to 1999, scoring 3 tries, 13 points in aggregate. He played three times at the [[Rugby World Cup]], in 1987, 1995 and 1999.

Mark Cardinal is among the nine Canadian rugby icons inducted into the Rugby Canada Hall of Fame in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MarkB |date=2023-12-13 |title=Rugby Canada Hall of Fame 2023 |url=https://bcrugbynews.com/rugby-canada-hall-of-fame-2023/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=BC Rugby News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Mark Cardinal |url=https://rugby.ca/uploads/attachments/2023_HoF_Bios/English/Hall_of_Fame_Bio_%E2%80%93_Mark_Cardinal.pdf}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{Canada Squad 1999 World Cup}}
{{Canada Squad 1995 World Cup}}
{{Canada Squad 1987 World Cup}}

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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Victoria, British Columbia]]
[[Category:Canadian rugby union players]]
[[Category:Rugby union hookers]]
[[Category:Canada international rugby union players]]
[[Category:1987 Rugby World Cup players]]
[[Category:1995 Rugby World Cup players]]
[[Category:1999 Rugby World Cup players]]