Gregg McNally

Gregg McNally

Personal information
Full name	Gregg Joseph McNally
Born	(1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 33) Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	13 st 5 lb (85 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2008 Whitehaven 33 28 8 0 128 2009–11 Huddersfield Giants 1 0 6 0 12 2009(loan) → Whitehaven 18 5 73 0 166 2010(DR Tooltip Super League#Dual registration) → Oldham 12 7 46 1 121 2010(loan) → Whitehaven 3 0 2 0 4 2011(loan) → Barrow Raiders 8 3 5 0 22 2012–17 Leigh Centurions 147 94 20 0 416 2018–19 Bradford Bulls 13 5 0 0 20 2019–20 Leigh Centurions 29 17 1 0 70 2021 Whitehaven 14 3 0 3 15 2022 Rochdale Hornets 21 20 2 0 84 2023 Oldham 15 7 0 0 28 2024– Rochdale Hornets 20 9 0 0 36 Total 334 198 163 4 1122 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2010– Ireland 14 6 9 0 42 2022– Cumbria 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2] [3] [4] As of 21 September 2024

Gregg McNally (born 2 January 1991) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer plays as a fullback for Rochdale Hornets in the RFL League 1. He has played at representative level for England (Academy, 2008 tour of Australia) he started his career at Kells, and at club level for Whitehaven (three spells, including the second during 2009, and the third during 2010 on loan from Huddersfield Giants), Huddersfield Giants, Oldham (dual registration), Barrow Raiders (loan), Leigh Centurions, (two spells), Whitehaven RLFC and in the Betfred Championship for Bradford Bulls, as a goal-kicking fullback , stand-off or scrum-half. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

McNally was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, he has Irish ancestors, and eligible to play for Ireland due to the grandparent rule.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Huddersfield Giants

McNally was transferred from Whitehaven to the Huddersfield Giants during November 2008, after which he made his début in a friendly match against Halifax on Sunday 4 January 2009 ^[5] and then returned to Whitehaven on loan for a season. ^[6]

At youth level McNally scored 18 points to take Whitehaven School to the 2006–2007 national Champion Schools final, ^[7] going on to take his team to victory in the final with three tries, qualifying for European competition. ^[8]

Leigh Centurions

McNally joined Leigh Centurions in time for the 2012 season. At the Leigh Centurions McNally won 1 Northern Rail Cup, 3 League Leaders' Shield, and 1 Kingstone Press Championship Grand Final.

Bradford Bulls

In January 2018 NcNally joined Bradford on a two-year deal. ^[9] He was released by the Bulls in January 2019 on compassionate grounds.^{[ citation needed ]}

Whitehaven

On 4 December 2020 it was reported that McNally would return to Whitehaven for the 2021 season. ^[10]

Rochdale Hornets

On 22 October 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Rochdale in the RFL League 1. ^[11]

Rochdale Hornets (re-join)

On 12 November 2023 it was reported that he had re-signed for Rochdale in the RFL League 1. ^[12]

International honours

In 2010 he represented Ireland at the Alitalia European Cup. Despite Ireland coming fourth of four McNally was the top points scorer of the competition.

He also represented Ireland in the 2011 Autumn International Series, and the 2012 European Cup.

In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers. ^[13]

References

1. "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
2. "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. rleague.com
5. "Halifax RLFC: Raise your game: coach". Halifax Courier. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
6. "Greg McNally in line for Huddersfield début". Yorkshire Post . 19 December 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
7. "Super Mac inspires Whitehaven RL kids". The Whitehaven News. 23 March 2007. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
8. "Super Mac leads bid to conquer Europe". Times & Star. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
9. "Bulls sign Leigh full back Gregg McNally". Telegraph & Argus. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
10. "GREGG MCNALLY RETURNS TO WHITEHAVEN". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
11. "Gregg McNally leaves Whitehaven for League 1". Love Rugby League. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
12. "Veteran lower division icon to play on into 17th season of career in 2024 with League 1 switch confirmed". Love Rugby League. 12 November 2023.
13. "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

External links

• Profile at bradfordbulls.co.uk
• Profile at bradfordbulls.co.uk
• Profile at leighrl.co.uk
• Profile at giantsrl