Anthony Mullally

Anthony Mullally

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Winston Colleen Mullally
Born	(1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 32) [1] Widnes, Cheshire, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm) [1]
Weight	17 st 13 lb (114 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–12 Widnes Vikings 11 0 0 0 0 2010(loan) → Swinton Lions 6 2 0 0 8 2012(loan) → Whitehaven 3 1 0 0 4 2013–15 Huddersfield Giants 38 5 0 0 20 2013(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 13 4 0 0 16 2014(loan) → Bradford Bulls 6 0 0 0 0 2013(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 0 2015(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 9 2 0 0 8 2016–19 Leeds Rhinos 71 10 0 0 40 2016(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 3 0 0 0 0 2017(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Toronto Wolfpack 10 0 0 0 0 2021 AS Carcassonne 4 0 0 0 0 2022 Cornwall 9 1 0 0 4 Total 186 25 0 0 100 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013– Ireland 7 0 0 0 0
Source: [2] [3] [4] As of 22 Jul 2022

Anthony Winston Mullally (born 28 June 1991), also known by the nickname of "Vegan Warrior", is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for Cornwall in Betfred League One

He has previously played for French club Carcassonne the Widnes Vikings in the Championship and the Super League. Mullally spent time on loan from Widnes at the Swinton Lions and Whitehaven in Championship 1. He played for the Huddersfield Giants in the top flight, and on loan from Huddersfield at the Dewsbury Rams and the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and the Bradford Bulls, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and most recently the Toronto Wolfpack in the Super League. Mullally has also played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and on loan from Leeds in the Championship.

He played for Ireland at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

Background

Mullally was born in Widnes on 28 June 1991. ^[5]

Mullally is a former vegetarian and became vegan for ethical reasons. ^[6] He is known as the "Vegan Warrior". ^[7]

Career

In 2011, Mullally spent a season with the Brisbane Broncos, playing 21 games for their Under-20 side. ^[8]

Widnes Vikings

Mullally started his career at Championship side the Widnes Vikings in 2009 and was at the club when they won their licence to play in the Super League in 2012.

Mullally representing Ireland at the 2013 RLWC

At the end of the 2012 season after playing 17 games for the Vikings Mullally signed for Huddersfield Giants.

Huddersfield Giants

Mullally signed a three-year deal with Huddersfield in 2013. The end of his first season with West Yorkshire club saw him earn a place in Ireland's World Cup squad. At the start of the 2014 season Mullally was sent on loan to strugglers the Bradford Bulls for an initial one-month deal that was extended to a full season where he only made six appearances before they were relegated.^{[ citation needed ]}

Mullally returned to the Huddersfield club in 2015 and continued to play for them until towards the end of the season where he was loaned to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and made eight appearances for them and played in the Million Pound Game. He left Huddersfield after making 41 appearances and scoring 20 times.^{[ citation needed ]}

Leeds Rhinos

Mullally signed a three-year deal with Leeds from 2016. He made his unofficial début against New Zealand at Headingley in 2015.

Mullally played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Old Trafford. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

AS Carcassonne

On 20 September 2020, it was reported that he had signed for AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship ^[12]

Cornwall RLFC

On 8 December 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Cornwall RLFC in the RFL League 1 ^[13]

International

Mullally was part of Ireland's 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad in which he featured in all three of their group games. He was also selected for the Irish 2017 World Cup squad.

Honours

• Super League: 2017
• Million Pound Game: 2015,2019 ^[14]

References

1. "Anthony Mullally Wakefield Wildcats". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
2. loverugbyleague
3. RLP
4. Huddersfield Giants Profile
5. "Legend: Anthony Mullally". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
6. "Anthony Mullally Plant Powered". Retrieved 13 September 2020.
7. "How this Canadian pro-athlete gets everything his body needs from a plant-based vegan diet". Retrieved 13 September 2020.
8. "Anthony Mullally: The thought of winning another Grand Final after 2017 was like Everest". 10 April 2021.
9. "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
10. "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
11. "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
12. "Mullally heads to Carcassonne". Total Rugby League. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
13. "Cornwall make Anthony Mullally first signing". Love Rugby League. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
14. "Championship play-off final: Toronto Wolfpack 24-6 Featherstone Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

External links

• Toronto Wolfpack profile
• Leeds Rhinos profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) Castleford Tigers profile
• SL profile
• 2017 RLWC profile