Mark Dalle Cort is a professional rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 footballer who plays for the Northern Pride RLFC

Northern Pride RLFC

The Northern Pride RLFC is a Queensland rugby league club founded in 2007. Based in Cairns, Queensland they compete in the Queensland Cup.-History:...

 in the QLD Cup he previously played for the Crusaders in the Super League

Super League

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Playing career

Dalle Cort played for the North Queensland Cowboys

North Queensland Cowboys

The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...

 and St George Illawarra Dragons

St George Illawarra Dragons

The St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing the St. George and Illawarra regions. They have competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 as a joint venture between Sydney's historic St. George Dragons club and 1982 expansion club, the...

 in their second-tier teams.

He made his debut for the Crusaders in 2007 against the Widnes Vikings

Widnes Vikings

Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...

. Dalle Cort scored 15 tries in 31 appearances in his debut 2007 season.

In August 2009, Dalle Cort, along with five team mates, was ordered to leave the United Kingdom after the UK Border Agency

UK Border Agency

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 identified breaches to their visa conditions. The Celtic Crusaders cancelled Dalle Cort's contract with immediate effect.

Representative career

Dalle Cort has also represented the Queensland Residents' side.

He has been named in Italy

Italy national rugby league team

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's squad for the 2009 European Cup.