Michael Swift
Encyclopedia
Michael Swift is an English
rugby player currently playing for Connacht
.
Swift is a member of Galway club, Galwegians RFC
, which he joined in 2000. Born in London
to a Wexford
father and a mother from Dublin, he started playing rugby in 1995. When his first club Richmond RFC fell victim to the new regime, he went to Leeds Tykes
for a year, before his former coach John Kingston came calling from Galwegians in June 2000.
He is the most capped Connacht player of all time and is the longest serving player in the Connacht camp and has seen the province grow and flourish into the professional game.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rugby player currently playing for Connacht
Connacht Rugby
Connacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup...
.
Swift is a member of Galway club, Galwegians RFC
Galwegians RFC
Galwegians Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Galway, Ireland. The club was founded in 1922 and plays in the second tier of the top division of the Irish domestic club competition the All-Ireland League....
, which he joined in 2000. Born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to a Wexford
Wexford
Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, and the national rail network...
father and a mother from Dublin, he started playing rugby in 1995. When his first club Richmond RFC fell victim to the new regime, he went to Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, currently playing in the RFU Championship. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship; they were either promoted or relegated...
for a year, before his former coach John Kingston came calling from Galwegians in June 2000.
He is the most capped Connacht player of all time and is the longest serving player in the Connacht camp and has seen the province grow and flourish into the professional game.
External links
- http://www.galwegians.ie/
- http://www.galwayindependent.com/profiles/profiles
- http://www.connachtrugby.ie/index.php