Mark also played for the Sacramento Surge in the World League of American Football in 1991 and 1992 as part of Operation Discovery.
. I also signed pro for Coach Jim Criner in 1990, It was for the I.L.A.F. (International League of American Football) But as we know the NFL announced the World League was to start in 91 so all the money dropped out of the ILAF before it started. I played various times for the GB Lions from 85 through 91, then again in 2000, to be honest in 85, 87 it was more about if you showed up you got a number, much better in 89,91.with coaches Smith and Willsey (Coach Willsey was another coach who was involved with the ILAF, that's were I first met him).




Tony MacKenzie

National starter at left guard in weeks two and three....returned for a second campaign with the Monarchs after starting the first nine games during his rookie season at left guard...can also play center...enjoyed a four-year stint at Hastings College, Nebraska between 1991-95...played for Great Britain national team in February against Spain...played with fellow national Tom Tovo at Winchester Rifles in 1995 as they won the UK Division Three title...played with ex-Monarchs star Jerry Drake at Hastings for three seasons...also excelled in track and field, setting the school record for javelin...starred for GB Crusaders youth team in 1991 and then received offers from US colleges...also played for the Bournemouth Renegades youth side...one of his hobbies is kick boxing which he does to stay fit...first learnt about football at 13 on a village green in Dorset when a friend produced a football.......born June 11th 1973.  

Having started playing football at the age of about 11, Nick briefly played peewee football at the Sabres (c. 1985). He moved to the Sabres junior team in '91 the year before they won back to back championships, and played his first kitted game against the London Capitals. He was out of football again for about 4 years and rejoined the Sabres as part of the teams 10 year reunion in 1995, at that time Jim Messenger was still the Head Coach and despite the team having limited numbers they managed to be reasonably successful, making the playoffs in 95, 98, and 99. He played in the Allstar game of 1997 and was invited to a Monarchs development player session where he trained with fellow Allstar Tony Mackenzie and Tom Tovo. Following this he got involved with the GB Lions and made the squad for EC qualifier against France in 1998 at the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes. In 2000 he joined the London Olympians and has since played a part in 6 National Championship seasons, the Eurobowl and EFAF Cup competitions and a further 5 games for Great Britain. He is currently in my fifth year of coaching Offensive Line in the BCAFL (two years at Hertfordshire under Jim Messenger and three years with Greenwich).