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Mick D. Cassidy Personal information Full name Michael D. Cassidy Born 3 July 1973
Wigan, Lancashire, EnglandHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 14 st 5 lb (91 kg) Playing information Position Prop, Hooker, Second-row Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1990–04 Wigan Warriors 366 52 0 0 208 2005–07 Widnes Vikings 2008 Barrow Raiders Total 366 52 0 0 208 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1994–97 Great Britain 1995–96 England 6 1998–08 Ireland 11 As of 27 October 2008 Michael "Mick" D. Cassidy, (born 3 July 1973 in Wigan, Lancashire) is an English former rugby league player. Cassidy is currently the fitness coach for the Widnes Vikings after retring from the game in 2008. Cassidy had a wealth experience with the dominant Wigan side of the early to mid-90s. Cassidy is a Great Britain representative. Mick Cassidy's position of choice was on the Second-row, but he can also operate at Prop, or Hooker. Cassidy has been labelled a utility player and has played wherever he has been needed.
Cassidy started his career out at his hometown club, Wigan and progressed through the academy ranks to make his senior debut at the age of 18. After the 1993–94 Rugby Football League season Cassidy travelled with defending champions Wigan to Brisbane, playing from the interchange bench in their 1994 World Club Challenge victory over Australian premiers, the Brisbane Broncos. Mick Cassidy was part of the England squad at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.[1]
In the 1997 post season, Cassidy was selected to play for Great Britain at second-row forward in the first game of the Super League Test series against Australia.
Cassidy later switched allegiance through ancestry to play for Ireland. Mick served a total of 14 years at the Wigan club, enjoying a testimonial in 2000. Mick Cassidy was ruled out of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup through injury.[2]
Cassidy joined the Widnes Vikings in 2005, earning the 'Player of the Year' award in his first season at the Halton Stadium.[3] He could not, however save them from relegation from Super League in 2005. Cassidy represented the Irish side on numerous occasions over the last several years. He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4] Mick Cassidy later played for Cumbrian side Barrow Raiders, in National League Two.
Cassidy was named in the Wigan team of the decade and was acknowledged as one of the games best utility players.[5]
References
- ^ "World Cup 1995 Details". Hunter. 2007-07-20. http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1995.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Irish World Cup setback". BBC. 2000-09-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/923000.stm. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Mick Cassidy". Widnes. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927201240/http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/players.php?id=5. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 2008-10-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7657596.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ "Team of the Decade". BBC. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20070808183623/http://www.wiganwarriors.com/MidContent.asp?cid=165. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
External links
- Mick Cassidy Wigan Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.
- "My life in rugby league: Mick Cassidy" interview at TotalRL.com
- Barrow Raiders profile
- Ireland profile
- Widnes profile
- Clark impressed by Cassidy debut
- International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
Ireland squad – 2008 Rugby League World Cup England squad – 1995 Rugby League World Cup finalists Wigan Warriors squad – Kris Radlinski • 2 Brett Dallas • 3 Jamie Ainscough • 4 Gary Connolly • 5 Paul Johnson • 6 Julian O'Neill • 7 Adrian Lam
• 8 Terry O'Connor • 9 Terry Newton • 10 Craig Smith • 11 Mick Cassidy • 12 David Furner • 13 Andy Farrell
• 14 Ricky Bibey • 15 Brian Carney • 16 David Hodgson • 17 Mark Smith • Coach: Stuart Raper
Wigan Warriors squad – 1998 Super League champions 1 Kris Radlinski • 2 Jason Robinson • 3 Gary Connolly • 4 Danny Moore • 5 Mark Bell • 6 Henry Paul • 7 Tony Smith
• 8 Terry O'Connor • 9 Robbie McCormack • 10 Tony Mestrov • 11 Stephen Holgate • 12 Lee Gilmour • 13 Andy Farrell
• 14 Paul Johnson • 15 Simon Haughton • 16 Mick Cassidy • 17 Neil Cowie • Coach: Andy GoodwayWigan RLFC squad – 1994 Challenge Cup Final winners 1 Gary Connolly • 2 Va'aiga Tuigamala • 3 Dean Bell (c) • 4 Barrie-Jon Mather • 5 Martin Offiah • 6 Frano Botica • 7 Shaun Edwards
• 8 Kelvin Skerrett • 9 Martin Dermott • 10 Andy Platt • 11 Denis Betts • 12 Andy Farrell • 13 Phil Clarke
• 14 Sam Panapa • 15 Mick Cassidy • Coach: John DorahyCategories:- 1973 births
- English people of Irish descent
- People from Wigan
- English rugby league players
- Irish rugby league players
- England national rugby league team players
- Ireland national rugby league team players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Wigan Warriors players
- Widnes Vikings players
- Barrow Raiders players
- Living people
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league utility players
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