Ronan Michael

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Ronan Michael
Personal information
Full nameRonan Michael
Born (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 25)
Balbriggan, Ireland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–2019 Clontarf F.C.
Rugby league
PositionLock, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–22 Huddersfield Giants 1 0 0 0 0
2021(loan) → Whitehaven 4 0 0 0 0
2021(loan) → Swinton Lions 11 1 0 0 4
2022(loan) → York City Knights 19 3 0 0 12
2023–24 York Knights 71 5 0 0 20
2025– Bradford Bulls 23 3 0 0 0
Total 129 12 0 0 36
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Ireland 9 0 0 0 0
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As of 2 November 2025

Ronan Michael (born 3 July 2000) is an Irish professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Super League and Ireland at international level.

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

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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

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Huddersfield Giants

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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)

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On 29 April 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Whitehaven in the RFL Championship on loan.[11]

Swinton Lions (loan)

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On 27 May 2021 it was reported that he had 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

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On 3 October 2022 it was reported that he had signed for York RLFC on a two-year deal after having spent the previous season on loan with the club.[13]

Bradford Bulls

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On 29 August 2024 it was reported that Michael had signed for Bradford Bulls on a two-year deal from the start of the 2025 season.[14]

References

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