Mick Nanyn

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Mick Nanyn
Personal information
Full name Michael Nanyn
Nickname Mick
Born (1982-06-03) 3 June 1982
Wigan, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.90 m)
Weight 24 st 4 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
xxxx–2002 Swinton
2003 Rochdale Hornets 32 26 123 0 350
2004–2005 Whitehaven 56 59 234 0 704
2006–2007 Widnes 55 58 295 0 822
2008–2009 Oldham 32 21 139 0 362
2009 Harlequins RL 0 0 0 0 0
2009–2011 Leigh Centurions 55 267 0 702
2012– → Halifax
Total 175 219 1058 0 2940
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005– Scotland 5 2 3 0 14
Mick Nanyn (born 3 June 1982) is an English born Scottish rugby league footballer. Nanyn's usual position is Centre. He is a specialist goal-kicker. Nanyn plays for Halifax after leaving Leigh Centurions at the end of the 2011 season. He also plays for Scotland.[1]

He joined European Super League side Harlequins RL for the 2009 season. He only managed a couple of appearances in trial games for the Quins.[2][3]

Nanyn has a growing reputation as a journeyman, previously playing for Widnes, Whitehaven, Rochdale Hornets and Swinton.

Nanyn is the Widnes record points scorer, an accolade he took from Jonathan Davies during the 2006 season.[4]

Nanyn had been a revelation with Widnes, in 2007 scoring 18 tries in 19 games and also converting 120 attempts at goal.[5] In 2008 he beat Pat Rich's seven-year old record at Oldham for points in a season (362, 139 goals, 21 tries).

He was named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[6]

International honours

Mick Nanyn won caps for Scotland while at Whitehaven, Widnes and Oldham 2005...present 6-caps + 1-cap (sub).

Genealogical Information

Mick Nanyn is the son of the Wigan and Springfield Borough Second-row Forward, and Loose Forward of the 1970s and '80s, Michael "Mick" Nanyn.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leighrl.co.uk/main/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1243368977&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
  2. ↑ "Oldham's Nanyn bound for Quins". Manchester Evening News. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
  3. ↑ "SL call for Mick Nanyn". Oldham RLFC. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
  4. ↑ "Mick Nanyn". Widnes. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  5. ↑ "Player Stats". Widnes. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  6. ↑ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-10-03. 

External links

Leigh Centurions – current squad
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