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Full name | Michael Slicker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Oldham, Greater Manchester, England | 16 August 1978||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Slicker (born 16 August 1978) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Halifax, the Sheffield Eagles, the Keighley Cougars and the Huddersfield Giants, as a prop. [1]
Slicker signed for Huddersfield Giants in May 2001. [3] He was forced to retire from rugby league in 2005 due to persistent knee problems, aged 26. [4]
Slicker won two caps (plus one as a substitute) for Ireland in 2001–2003 while at Huddersfield Giants. [5]
Michael has 2 daughters, Megan and Brogan and a wife called Kelly. They currently live in Oldham.
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