Mick Nanyn

Mick Nanyn

Personal information
Full name	Michael Nanyn
Nickname	Mick
Born	3 June 1982 (1982-06-03) (age 29) Wigan, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.90 m)
Weight	17 st 4 lbs (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	→ Leigh (loan)
2010–	Leigh
	Total	175	164	791	0	2238
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2005–	Scotland	5	2	3	0	14

Mick Nanyn (born 3 June 1982) is an English rugby league player. Nanyn's usual position is centre. He is a specialist goal-kicker.

Nanyn plays for Leigh, on a loan deal from Harlequins RL in Super League. 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. http://www.roughyeds.co.uk/050908.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-06. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "SL call for Mick Nanyn". Oldham RLFC. 2008-09-05. http://www.roughyeds.co.uk/050908.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-06. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Mick Nanyn". Widnes. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927201253/http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/players.php?id=20. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
5. ^ "Player Stats". Widnes. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. http://web.archive.org/web/20070621200401/http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/playerstats.php. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
6. ^ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 2008-08-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7587971.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-03. 

External links

• Oldham Profile
• Harlequins RL sign Mick Nanyn
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

Persondata
Name	Nanyn, Mick
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	3 June 1982
Place of birth	Wigan
Date of death
Place of death