Mick Nanyn

Mick Nanyn
Personal information
Full name	Michael Nanyn
Born	3 June 1982 (age 42); Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	17 st 4 lb (110 kg)
Position	Centre
Club
Representative
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Mick Nanyn (born 3 June 1982) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer. He played as a centre and was a specialist goal-kicker. He set point scoring records at several of the clubs he played for. Nanyn started his career at Swinton, and went on to play for the Rochdale Hornets, Whitehaven, Widnes, Oldham (Heritage № 1225) and the Leigh Centurions. He also played for Scotland at international level.^[3]

Background

Nanyn was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Club career

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

Starting out at Swinton Lions in 1999, Nanyn made his debut at the age of 16. Despite his age, Nanyn was a standout performer for the Lions during the more turbulent years of 1999-2003. Thus defining himself as both a try scorer and prolific goal kicker. Nanyn signed for the Widnes Vikings 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.^[4] He beat his own record a year later, scoring 434 points in 2007.^[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 joined Super League side the Harlequins RL for the 2009 season. He only managed a couple of appearances in trial games for the Harlequins RL.^[6]^[7]

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.^[8]

Nanyn was named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[9]

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 victory over Italy.^[10]

Career records

As of 2015, with 3714-points he is sixth on British rugby league's "most points in a career" record list behind Neil Fox, Jim Sullivan, Kevin Sinfield, Gus Risman and John Woods.^[11]

Genealogical information

Mick Nanyn is the son of the rugby league second-row who played in the 1970s and 1980s for Wigan and Springfield Borough; Michael "Mick" Nanyn.

References

^ "Player Summary: Mick Nanyn". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
^ "Leigh Leopards – Welcome to the Leopards den". www.leighrl.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012.
^ "Mick Nanyn". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
^ "Mick Nanyn". rugby.widnes.tv. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ "Oldham's Nanyn bound for Quins". Manchester Evening News. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008. ^{[dead link]}
^ "SL call for Mick Nanyn". Oldham RLFC. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008. ^{[dead link]}
^ Bridge, Ian (10 October 2001). "U21 Trial: Super League 20 NFP 27". Rleague.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
^ "Bravehearts slay Italians". The Star. Johnston Press. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ "Sinfield close to moving up all-time points list". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.