Mikey Lewis

Mikey Lewis

Personal information
Full name	Michael Lewis
Born	(2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 23) Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	14 st 2 lb (90 kg)
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half, Stand-off, Fullback, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019– Hull Kingston Rovers 101 51 94 0 272 2019(loan) → Newcastle Thunder 7 7 15 0 58 2021(loan) → York City Knights 6 4 1 0 18 Total 114 62 110 0 348 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021–22 England Knights 2 1 0 0 4 2023– England 5 2 0 0 8
Source: [1] [2] [3] As of 2 November 2024

Mikey Lewis (born 4 July 2001) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half, stand-off, fullback or hooker for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, and is the current Man of Steel. He also represents England at international level.

Club career

2019

Lewis made his début for Hull Kingston Rovers against the Wigan Warriors in round 25 of the 2019 season, in a 36-18 defeat at the DW Stadium. ^[4]

Lewis spent time on loan at Newcastle Thunder in 2019, Lewis made 7 appearances in total, scoring 7 tries and adding 15 successful goals.

2020

In 2020, Lewis made 8 appearances in total for Hull KR, scoring 2 tries and adding 5 successful goals.

2021

On 12 May, it was reported that Lewis had signed to play for the York City Knights in the RFL Championship on a loan basis. ^[5]

Lewis played for the York City Knights in the RFL 1895 Cup final at Wembley Stadium, in a 41-34 defeat against the Featherstone Rovers. ^[6]

Lewis made a total of 12 appearances for Hull KR in 2021, including in the club's 28-10 Super League play-off semi-final loss against the Catalans Dragons. ^[7]

Before the start of the semi-final, Phil Clarke compared Lewis' 2021 season to that of Benji Marshall's 2005 season with the Wests Tigers. ^[8]

2022

In round 18, Lewis scored a hat-trick for Hull KR in their 34-28 defeat against arch-rivals Hull F.C. at the Magic Weekend. ^[9]

2023

In round 9, Lewis scored two tries for Hull KR in a 26-14 victory over St Helens, the clubs first win over the Saints since 2015. ^[10]

On 21 April, Lewis made his 50th appearance for Hull KR in a 7-12 victory over the Castleford Tigers at The Jungle (Wheldon Road).

On 23 July, Lewis played in the Challenge Cup semi-final for Hull KR, Lewis' side recorded a famous 11-10 victory over the Wigan Warriors, due to a Brad Schneider 40 meter field goal in Golden point extra time. ^[11]

On 12 August, Lewis played for Hull KR in their 16-17 golden point extra time loss to the Leigh Leopards in the 2023 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium. ^[12]

In round 23, Lewis scored two tries for Hull KR in their 52-10 victory over the Leigh Leopards in a Challenge Cup final rematch two weeks later. ^[13]

On 22 September, in the last game of the regular season, Lewis played in Hull KR's 12-56 triumph over Wakefield Trinity. Securing said victory, would mean that Lewis helped Hull KR finish in fourth position overall after 27 rounds. ^[14]

On 29 September, Lewis played in Hull KR's Super League play-off eliminator against the Leigh Leopards, securing a 20-6 success. ^[15]

On 7 October, Lewis played for Hull KR in the Super League play-off semi-final, losing to the Wigan Warriors at the DW Stadium. ^[16]

2024

Lewis was named the Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters' Association player of the year after a Super League season where he scored 19 tries as Hull KR finished second in the table. ^{[17] [18]} He was also named the 2024 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel. ^{[19] [20]} On 12 October, Lewis played in Hull Kingston Rovers 2024 Super League Grand Final loss against Wigan. ^[21]

2025

For 2025, Lewis will wear the no. 6 shirt, brought out of retirement for him. ^[22]

International career

Lewis made his senior England début against Tonga in the first test of the 2023 series on 22 October 2023, scoring a try and winning Player of the match. ^[23]

Honours

Hull KR

• Super League
  • Runner-up (1): 2024
• Challenge Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 2023

York Knights (loan)

• 1895 Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 2021

Individual

• Man of Steel:
  • Winners (1): 2024
• RLWBA Player of the Year:
  • Winners (1): 2024

References

1. loverugbyleague
2. Rugby League Project
3. "Player Summary: Mikey Lewis". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
4. "Wigan Warriors vs. Hull KR - Lewis makes début". www.bbc.co.uk.
5. "York bring in Hull KR youngster Mikey Lewis on loan - Mikey Lewis". www.rugby-adict.com.
6. "Featherstone Rovers vs. York City Knights - York come up short". www.bbcsport.co.uk.
7. "Catalans Dragons blast past Hull KR and into their first Super League Grand Final - Hull KR miss out". www.theguardian.com.
8. "Phil Clarke compares Super League halfback to Benji Marshall - Mikey Lewis receives praise". www.seriousaboutrl.com.
9. "Magic Weekend - Late video referee controversy hands Hull F.C. derby win". www.theguardian.com.
10. "Hull KR player ratings as Mikey Lewis and Sam Luckley shine in famous victory - Up the Robins". www.hulldailymail.co.uk.
11. "Hull KR beat Wigan in semi-final with Brad Schneider kicking golden point field goal". www.skysports.com.
12. "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". www.bbcsport.co.uk.
13. "Super League: Hull KR 52-10 Leigh Leopards - As the Robins avenge Challenge Cup final defeat". www.bbcsport.co.uk.
14. "Super League: Wakefield Trinity 12-56 Hull KR - Robins finish fourth to secure home play-off". www.bbcsport.co.uk.
15. "Super League: Hull KR 20-6 Leigh Leopards - Hull KR book semi-final place". www.bbcsport.co.uk.
16. "Hull KR's season ends - Rovers come up short". www.twitter.com.
17. "Lewis wins RL writers' player award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
18. "Hull KR star Mikey Lewis given major accolade". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
19. "Hull KR's Lewis named 2024 Man of Steel". BBC Sport. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
20. "Super League: Mikey Lewis named Man of Steel and Georgie Hetherington Woman of Steel at 2024 season awards". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
21. "Wigan v Hull KR: Super League Grand Final 2024 – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
22. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/c4gl2l80z0wo.amp
23. "England vs. Tonga - Mikey Lewis & Harry Newman set for international débuts". www.bbcsport.co.uk.

External links

• Hull KR profile
• SL profile