Full name Michael Wainwright Role Rugby player Name Mike Wainwright | Position second-row Weight 15 st 6 lb (98 kg) Height 1.93 m | |
Date of birth (1975-02-25) 25 February 1975 (age 40) Place of birth Warrington, Cheshire, England Current club [ retired from the sport ) | ||
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Mike Wainwright born on 25 February 1975 in Warrington, Cheshire, England is an ex rugby league player for Swinton Lions in National League Two.
Mike Wainwright's position of choice is in the Second-row.
He has previously played for Warrington Wolves[Salford City Reds]and( swinton lions ) in the European Super League.
Wainwright was a Scotland international.
Played for Woolston Rovers before joining Warrington's Academy, he was a halfback as a junior and played stand-off in the 1993 Academy Cup Final victory, before switching to back row. Toured Australia with Great Britain Academy in 1994 but missed most of the opening season of Super League with a recurrent foot injury. Left Warrington at the end of the 1999 season to join Salford, his game developed at the Willows and he returned a more experienced and confident player in 2003, playing the best rugby of his career as the club moved to the Halliwell Jones Stadium.