Mick Nanyn
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Mick Nanyn 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
.
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.
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.
Nanyn had been a revelation with Widnes
, in 2007 scoring 18 tries in 19 games and also converting 120 attempts at goal. 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
.
and Springfield Borough Second-row Forward, and Loose Forward of the 1970s and '80s, Michael "Mick" Nanyn.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player. Nanyn's usual position is centre. He is a specialist goal-kicker.
Nanyn plays for Leigh
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
, on a loan deal from Harlequins RL in Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. He also plays for Scotland
Scotland national rugby league team
The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. The team is run under the auspices of the Scotland Rugby League, and are nicknamed The Bravehearts. Scotland are not regarded as a test nation...
.
He joined European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
side Harlequins RL for the 2009 season. He only managed a couple of appearances in trial games for the Quins.
Nanyn has a growing reputation as a journeyman
Journeyman (sports)
A journeyman or journeywoman is an athlete or professional sports player who is technically competent, but unable to excel. In certain parts of the world the term has less negative connotations and the inability to excel is not needed for a player to be labelled thus.-Definitions:Alexandra Allred...
, previously playing for Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
, Whitehaven
Whitehaven RLFC
Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
, Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
and Swinton
Swinton Lions
Swinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:...
.
Nanyn is the Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
record points scorer, an accolade he took from Jonathan Davies during the 2006 season.
Nanyn had been a revelation with Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
, in 2007 scoring 18 tries in 19 games and also converting 120 attempts at goal. In 2008 he beat Pat Rich's seven-year old record at Oldham
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
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
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.
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 WiganWigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
and Springfield Borough Second-row Forward, and Loose Forward of the 1970s and '80s, Michael "Mick" Nanyn.