Albert Mark Patch (1933–2015) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
Career Originally from Lismore, New South Wales, Patch picked up a contact from Western Suburbs in 1956 and stayed with them for five seasons until the end of 1961.
Patch was a fierce forward and enforcer for Wests during this period, and played in two losing grand finals: 1958 and 1961. He represented New South Wales on three occasions in 1957 and 1959. After retiring from Sydney, Patch joined Yass as a Captain-coach for some years.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (
He lived in retirement in the New South Wales north coast town of Yamba,http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/apn-keen-to-protect-his/135974/ (Article: Mark Patch) 19/9/2006 and died there on 17 August 2015, aged 82.
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