Michael Icely

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Michael Icely
Date of birth (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
School St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number 8
Current team Australia Sevens
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019−pres. Eastwood Rugby 70 (230)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019−pres. NSW Country Eagles 3 (0)
2021–2022 Rebels 2 (0)
2023 Waratahs 1 (0)
Correct as of 13 November 2022
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2022– Australia Sevens 4
Correct as of 30 May 2022

Michael Icely (born 12 May 1997) [1] is an Australian rugby union player who played for both the Rebels and the Waratahs in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker or number 8.

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Rugby career

Icely Debuted for the Rebels squad for Round 1 of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition. [2] He previously represented NSW Country Eagles in the 2019 National Rugby Championship. [3]

Icely plays for Eastwood Rugby in the Shute Shield, where he has won both Shute Shield Rookie of the Year (2019) and Ken Catchpole Medal (2023).

In 2024, He was named as a traveling reserve for the Australian sevens team to the Paris Olympics. [4] [5]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 30 May 2024 [6]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2021 TT Rebels 202240000000
2022 Rebels 00000000000
2023 Waratahs 101230000000
Total303470000000

Reference list

  1. "Michael Icely". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. "Team Announcement vs Blues" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. "Sydney and Country confirm NRC squads". NSW Waratahs. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019.
  4. "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.


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