Ronan Michael
Ireland international rugby league footballer
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Ronan Michael (born 3 July 2000) is an Irish professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Keighley Cougars in the RFL Championship, on one-month loan from the Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Super League and Ireland at international level.
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| Full name | Ronan Michael | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Whitehaven, York and the Swinton Lions.
Background
Born in Balbriggan to a Canadian-Irish mother and an Antiguan father, Michael grew up playing rugby union.[2][3]
He began playing rugby league in 2017 for Longhorns RL and was selected to play for Ireland in 2018 and 2019.[4]
Playing career
Huddersfield Giants
Michael signed an academy contract with the Huddersfield Giants for the 2019 season.[5]
Michael moved to Australia in January 2020 to play for the Canberra Raiders in their Jersey Flegg Cup team (under-20s). He remained contracted to Huddersfield for 2021.[6] He did not play any competition matches for Canberra as the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] He returned home in March 2020.[8]
Michael was named to make his Super League debut for the Huddersfield Giants against the Wigan Warriors in round 20 of the 2020 Super League season.[9][10] He was the first Irish-born player to play in the Super League since Brian Carney in 2009.[8]
Whitehaven (loan)
On 29 April 2021 he signed for Whitehaven in the RFL Championship on loan.[11]
Swinton Lions (loan)
On 27 May 2021 he signed for Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship on a short-term loan.[12] After the initial short-term loan had ended, it was later reported on 22 July 2021 that he had returned to Swinton for the remainder of the 2021 season.
York RLFC
On 3 October 2022 he signed for York RLFC on a two-year deal after having spent the previous season on loan with the club.[13]
Bradford Bulls
On 29 August 2024 Michael signed for Bradford Bulls on a two-year deal from the start of the 2025 season.[14]
Keighley Cougars (loan)
Michael signed for Keighley Cougars on a one-month loan in February 2025.[15]
