Please answer the following question: Facts: - teama: auckland - pointsb: 120 - coachteam: hawke 's bay - source: -lsb- http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mark_elia/summary.html rlp -rsb- - points: 4 0 - goalsb: 0 - fieldgoals: 0 0 - coachyearstart: 1996 - fieldgoalsc: 0 - teamb: new zealand - appearances: 50 34 17 70 9 14 34 1 - triesa: 18 - yearbend: 1989 - fieldgoalsb: 0 - yearcstart: 1995 - tries: 41 17 15 50 1 8 20 0 - coachlosses: 14 - retired: yes - triesb: 30 -lrb- 5 -rrb- - name: mark elia - birth place: auckland , new zealand - goalsc: 0 - appearancesc: 2 - position: fb wg ce - teamc: western samoa - appearancesa: 30 - appearancesb: 37 -lrb- 10 -rrb- - fullname: mark wycliffe elia - coachdraws: 1 - yearbstart: 1985 - pointsc: 0 - yearastart: 1985 - yearend: 1988 1984 1985 1989 1993 - yearstart: 1982 1983 1984 1985 1989 1992 1996 - coachwins: 7 - triesc: 0 - yearaend: 1993 - club: te widnes halifax canterbury bulldogs rc albi northcote tigers hawke 's atatu bay roosters kent invicta southend invicta st. helens - coachgames: 22 - goals: 1 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mark elia .
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mark wycliffe elia -lrb- born in auckland , new zealand -rrb- was a rugby league player who represented both new zealand and western samoa .