Ronan Michael

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Ronan Michael
Personal information
Full nameRonan Michael
Born (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 31)
Balbriggan, Ireland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Huddersfield Giants 1 421 0 0 0
2021 (loan) → Whitehaven 4 0 0 0 0
2021(loan) →Swinton Lions 4 0 0 0 0
2022 →York City Knights (loan)
Total 9 421 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 Ireland 5 0 0 0 0
As of 18 January 2022
Source: [1]

Ronan Michael (born 3 July 2000) is an Irish professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for York City Knights in the RFL Championship, on loan from the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League and Ireland at international level.

Background[]

Born in Balbriggan to a Canadian-Irish mother and a Caribbean father, Michael grew up playing rugby union.[2]

He began playing rugby league in 2017 for Longhorns RL and was selected to play for Ireland in 2018 and 2019.[3]

Playing career[]

Huddersfield Giants[]

Michael signed an academy contract with the Huddersfield Giants for the 2019 season.[4]

Michael moved to Australia in January 2020 to play for the Canberra Raiders in their Jersey Flegg Cup team (under-20s). He remained contracted to Huddersfield for 2021.[5] He did not play any competition matches for Canberra as the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He returned home in March 2020.[7]

Michael was named to make his Super League debut for the Huddersfield Giants against the Wigan Warriors in round 20 of the 2020 Super League season.[8][9] He was the first Irish-born player to play in the Super League since Brian Carney in 2009.[7]

Whitehaven (loan)[]

On 29 April 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Whitehaven in the RFL Championship on loan.[10]

Swinton Lions (loan)[]

On 27 May 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship on a short-term loan.[11] After the initial short-term loan had ended, it was later reported on 22 Jul 2021 that he had returned to Swinton for the remainder of the 2021 season.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ronan Michael - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ Watterson, Johnny (7 May 2021). "Ronan Michael revelling in his sporting life after landing in Super League". Irish Times. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (5 October 2020). "Ireland international Ronan Michael on his wish to see a professional team in Dublin". Love Rugby League.
  4. ^ "From the Leaving Cert to the Huddersfield Giants - Ronan Michael's story". Off The Ball Sports. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Michael takes NRL step". giantsrl.com. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ Walker, Gareth (17 March 2021). "The remarkable rugby league story of Ireland international Ronan Michael". Mirror. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b Findlater, Stephen (24 November 2020). "From washing windows to a Super League debut: How Ronan Michael became a Giant". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ^ Wood, Mike (5 November 2020). "Ronan Michael set to be first native-Irish Super League player in over a decade". Lad Bible.
  9. ^ "Irish star Ronan Michael set to make Super League debut on Friday". Love Rugby League. 5 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Super League star joins Whitehaven on-loan". Serious About RL. 29 Apr 2021. Retrieved 30 Apr 2021.
  11. ^ "GIANT RONAN JOINS THE LIONS". Swinton Lions RLFC. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 Aug 2021.

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