Mike Delany
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| Birth name | Michael Peter Delany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 June 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rotorua Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mike Peter Delany (born 15 June 1982) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player who last played for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and Bay of Plenty in the Mitre 10 Cup.
Delany plays at fly-half but can also cover fullback. Prior to playing for the Chiefs, he played for the Highlanders in Super Rugby.[1] Delany was chosen as one of 4 new caps to the New Zealand team for their End of Year of tour of 2009, playing one test match on the tour.[2] He made his test debut against Italy where the All Blacks won by 20-6.[3] He also played a game for the All Blacks against the Barbarians.[4] In 2011 he signed for the Panasonic Wild Knights. In 2012, due to injuries to both starting and back up five-eighths Colin Slade and Lima Sopoaga for the Highlanders, Delany signed with his former team to fill the position until they returned. Whilst still under contract with the Panasonic Wild Knights, he played on loan at Clermont Auvergne, but signed a two-year deal with the French club in April 2013. On 19 February 2015, Delany travelled to England to join Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership on a three-year deal.[5] In 2017, Delany returned to New Zealand to play for Bay of Plenty. Following a great performance during the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup, he signed with the Crusaders for the 2018 Super Rugby season.[6] He made 5 appearances for the Crusaders en route to the club winning their ninth title. This was Delany's first title at the professional level. He retired at the conclusion of the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Profiles". Chiefs.co.nz. 15 June 1982. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Four new caps in All Blacks squad – Sport – NZ Herald News". The New Zealand Herald. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Italy 6-20 New Zealand". 14 November 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Bull, Andy (7 December 2009). "Bryan Habana's hat-trick helps Barbarians beat the All Blacks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Newcastle Falcons have signed former New Zealand fly-half Mike Delany from French side Clermont Auvergne". BBC Sport. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Super Rugby champions sign Mike Delany and Time Bateman for 2018". stuff.co.nz. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Newcastle Falcons Profile
- Mike Delany at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1982 births
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Saitama Wild Knights players
- Highlanders (rugby union) players
- Chiefs (Super Rugby) players
- ASM Clermont Auvergne players
- Living people
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Rotorua
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France
- Rugby union fly-halves
- People educated at Rotorua Boys' High School
- Newcastle Falcons players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
- Crusaders (rugby union) players