Michael Eagar

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Michael Eagar
Personal information
Full nameMichael Eagar
Born (1973-08-15) 15 August 1973 (age 50)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Position Fullback, Centre, Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1994–95 Newcastle Knights 112008
1997 South Queensland Crushers 2050020
1998 Warrington Wolves 2160024
1999–03 Castleford Tigers 1326000240
2004–05 Hull FC 1240016
Total1967700308
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000 Ireland 31004
Source: [1]

Michael Eagar (born 15 August 1973) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. [1]

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Background

Eagar was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Career

He played for the Newcastle Knights and the South Queensland Crushers in Australia and the Warrington Wolves (Heritage № 965), the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 756) and Hull F.C. (Heritage № 1016) in the Super League. [1] His position of choice was a centre and he also played as a fullback and as a stand-off. Eagar was a popular player whilst playing for Castleford Tigers.[ citation needed ]

Eagar was an Ireland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "The Teams: Ireland". BBC. 1 January 2000. Archived from the original on 16 December 2000. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  3. "Summary of career while at Castleford". CasTigers.net. 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 November 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2008.