Mick Nanyn

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Mick Nanyn
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Personal information
Full name Michael Nanyn
Nickname Mick
Born (1982-06-03) 3 June 1982 (age 42)
Wigan, England
Playing information
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.90 m)
Weight 17 st 4 lb (110 kg)
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–02 Swinton 82 40 152 0 464
2003 Rochdale 32 26 123 0 350
2004–05 Whitehaven 56 59 234 0 704
2006–07 Widnes 55 58 295 0 822
2008 Oldham 32 21 139 0 362
2009 Harlequins RL 0 0 0 0 0
2009–11 Leigh 66 55 267 0 754
2012 Halifax 0 0 0 0 0
2013–15 Swinton 32 12 69 0 186
Total 355 271 1279 0 3642
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–09 Scotland 10 6 24 0 72
Source: [1]

Mick Nanyn (born 3 June 1982) is a former rugby league footballer whose usual position was Centre. He was a specialist goal-kicker, and set point scoring records at several of the clubs he played for. Nanyn started his career at Swinton, and went on to play for Rochdale Hornets, Whitehaven, Widnes, Oldham and Leigh. He also played for Scotland at international level.[2]

Club career

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.[3][4]

Nanyn had a reputation as a journeyman, playing for Widnes, Whitehaven, Rochdale Hornets and Swinton.

Nanyn signed for Widnes in 2006. In his first season at the club, he scored 388 points, breaking the record for most points scored in a single season, an accolade he took from Jonathan Davies.[5] He beat his own record a year later, scoring 434 points in 2007.[6]

In 2008 he beat Pat Rich's seven-year-old record at Oldham for points in a season (362, 139 goals, 21 tries).

Representative honours

In 2001, Nanyn represented the Northern Ford Premiership in an under-21 trial game against the Super League, scoring a try in a surprise 27–20 win.[7]

Nanyn was named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[8]

Nanyn won ten caps for Scotland, including one appearance as a substitute. In 2009, he scored 40 points (two tries and 16 goals) in a 104–0 win against Italy.[9]

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

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  2. ↑ http://www.leighrl.co.uk/main/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1243368977&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
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