Mick Nanyn
{{short description|Scotland international rugby league footballer}}
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|position = {{rlp|CE}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|6|3}}
|birth_place = Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
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|weight = {{convert|17|st|4|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|club1 = Swinton Lions
|year1start = 1999
|year1end = 02
|appearances1 = 82
|tries1 = 40
|goals1 = 152
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 464
|club2 = {{nowrap|Rochdale Hornets}}
|year2start = 2003
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|appearances2 = 32
|tries2 = 26
|goals2 = 123
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 350
|club3 = Whitehaven
|year3start = 2004
|year3end = 05
|appearances3 = 56
|tries3 = 58
|goals3 = 234
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 700
|club4 = Widnes Vikings
|year4start = 2006
|year4end = 07
|appearances4 = 55
|tries4 = 58
|goals4 = 295
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 822
|club5 = {{nowrap|Oldham}}
|year5start = 2008
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|appearances5 = 32
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|goals5 = 139
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|points5 = 362
|club6 = Harlequins RL
|year6start = 2009
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|goals6 = 0
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|club7 = Leigh Centurions
|year7start = 2009
|year7end = 11
|appearances7 = 66
|tries7 = 54
|goals7 = 258
|fieldgoals7 = 0
|points7 = 732
|club8 = Halifax
|year8start = 2012
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|tries8 = 0
|goals8 = 0
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|club9 = Swinton Lions
|year9start = 2013
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|appearances9 = 32
|tries9 = 12
|goals9 = 69
|fieldgoals9 = 0
|points9 = 186
|teamA = Scotland
|yearAstart = 2005
|yearAend = 09
|appearancesA = 10
|triesA = 6
|goalsA = 24
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 72
|retired = yes
|source = {{Rugby league records|id=5741|title=Mick Nanyn}}[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mick-nanyn/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]
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Mick Nanyn (born 3 June 1982) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer. He played as a {{rlp|ce}} and was a specialist goal-kicker. He set point scoring records at several of the clubs he played for. Nanyn started his career at Swinton, and went on to play for the Rochdale Hornets, Whitehaven, Widnes, Oldham and the Leigh Centurions. He also played for Scotland at international level.{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrl.co.uk/main/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1243368977&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |title= Leigh Leopards – Welcome to the Leopards den|website=www.leighrl.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224040854/http://www.leighrl.co.uk/main/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1243368977&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |archive-date=24 February 2012}}
Background
Nanyn was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Club career
Nanyn had a reputation as a journeyman, playing for the Widnes Vikings, Whitehaven, the Rochdale Hornets and the Swinton Lions.
Starting out at Swinton Lions in 1999, Nanyn made his debut at the age of 16. Despite his age, Nanyn was a standout performer for the Lions during the more turbulent years of 1999-2003. Thus defining himself as both a try scorer and prolific goal kicker. Nanyn signed for the Widnes Vikings in 2006. In his first season at the club, he scored 388 points, breaking the record for most points scored in a single season, an accolade he took from Jonathan Davies.{{cite web|url=http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/players.php?id=20|title=Mick Nanyn|publisher=Widnes|date=20 July 2007|accessdate=20 July 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201253/http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/players.php?id=20|archivedate=27 September 2007|url-status=dead}} He beat his own record a year later, scoring 434 points in 2007.{{cite web|title=Mick Nanyn|url=http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/playerbiog.php?mid=874|website=rugby.widnes.tv|accessdate=29 July 2014}}
In 2008 he beat Pat Rich's seven-year-old record at Oldham for points in a season (362, 139 goals, 21 tries).
He joined Super League side the Harlequins RL for the 2009 season. He only managed a couple of appearances in trial games for the Harlequins RL.{{cite web|url=http://www.roughyeds.co.uk/050908.htm|title=Oldham's Nanyn bound for Quins|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=5 September 2008|accessdate=6 September 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite web|url=http://www.roughyeds.co.uk/050908.htm|title=SL call for Mick Nanyn|publisher=Oldham RLFC|date=5 September 2008|accessdate=6 September 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
Representative honours
In 2001, Nanyn represented the Northern Ford Premiership in an Under-21 trial game against the Super League, scoring a try in a surprise 27–20 win.{{cite web|last1=Bridge|first1=Ian|title=U21 Trial: Super League 20 NFP 27|url=http://uk.rleague.com/news/article.php?newsID=3948|publisher=Rleague.com|accessdate=7 June 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011226091343/http://uk.rleague.com/news/article.php?newsID=3948|archivedate=26 December 2001|date=10 October 2001}}
Nanyn was named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7587971.stm|title=Henderson trio in Scots cup squad|publisher=BBC|date=29 August 2008|accessdate=3 October 2008}}
Nanyn won ten caps for Scotland, including one appearance as a substitute. In 2009, he scored 40 points (two tries and 16 goals) in a 104–0 victory over Italy.{{cite web|title=Bravehearts slay Italians|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/other-sports/rugby-league/bravehearts-slay-italians-1-301187|website=The Star|publisher=Johnston Press|accessdate=31 May 2015|date=19 October 2009}}
=Career records=
As of 2015, with 3714-points he is sixth on British rugby league's "most points in a career" record list behind Neil Fox, Jim Sullivan, Kevin Sinfield, Gus Risman and John Woods.{{cite web|url=http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_10844-sinfield-close-to-moving-up-all-time-points-list.html|title=Sinfield close to moving up all-time points list|publisher=loverugbyleague.com|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014}}
Genealogical information
Mick Nanyn is the son of the rugby league {{rlp|sr}} who played in the 1970s and 1980s for Wigan and Springfield Borough; Michael "Mick" Nanyn.
References
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External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081216084101/http://www.roughyeds.co.uk/08nanyn.htm Oldham Profile]
- [http://www.quins.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=39514&newstype=n&matchid=&storytype=RL&Refid= Harlequins RL sign Mick Nanyn]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Scotland 2008 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
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Category:English people of Scottish descent
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Halifax Panthers players
Category:Leigh Leopards players
Category:London Broncos players
Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Category:Rochdale Hornets players
Category:Rugby league players from Wigan
Category:Scotland national rugby league team players
Category:Swinton Lions players