Mike Wainwright

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Mike Wainwright
Personal information
Full nameMichael Wainwright
Born (1975-02-25) 25 February 1975 (age 49)
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994–99 Warrington 79+23 16 0 0 64
2000–02 Salford City Reds 80 9 0 0 36
2003–07 Warrington 123+4 14 0 0 56
2007 Salford City Reds 3 0 0 0 0
2008 Leigh Centurions 17 4 0 0 16
2009 Swinton Lions 1 0 0 0 0
Total 330 43 0 0 172
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–2005 Scotland 5 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]

Mike Wainwright (born 25 February 1975) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played in the second-row. He played for the Salford City Reds and the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, the Leigh Centurions (Heritage No. 1300) in the RFL Championship and for the Swinton Lions in National League Two.[1]

Background[edit]

Wainwright was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England.

Career[edit]

He has previously played in the Super League for the Warrington Wolves, the Salford City Reds and the Leigh Centurions.

Played for Woolston Rovers before joining Warrington's Academy, he was a halfback as a junior and played stand-off in the 1993 Academy Cup Final victory, before switching to back row. He left the Warrington Wolves at the end of the 1999's Super League IV to join the Salford City Reds, his game developed at the Willows and he returned a more experienced[citation needed] and confident[citation needed] player in 2003's Super League VIII, playing the best[citation needed] rugby of his career as the club moved to the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Following his career in rugby, Mike moved into financial services and is currently working as 'Head of Partnerships' for AFEX based in Manchester.

International[edit]

He toured Australia with Great Britain Academy in 1994, and missed most of 1995's Super League I with a recurring foot injury.

Wainwright is a former Scotland international.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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