Anthony Mullally

Anthony Winston Mullally (born 28 June 1991), also known by the nickname of "Vegan Warrior", is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Super League.

Anthony Mullally
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Winston Colleen Mullally
Born (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991[1]
Widnes, Cheshire, England
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm) [1]
Weight17 st 13 lb (114 kg) [1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–2012 Widnes Vikings 11 0 0 0 0
2010(loan) → Swinton Lions 6 2 0 0 8
2012(loan) → Whitehaven 3 1 0 0 4
2013–2015 Huddersfield Giants 38 5 0 0 20
2013(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 13 4 0 0 16
2014(loan) → Bradford Bulls 6 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 0
2015(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 9 2 0 0 8
2016–2019 Leeds Rhinos 71 10 0 0 40
2016(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 3 0 0 0 0
2017(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 1 0 0 0 0
2019– Toronto Wolfpack 10 0 0 0 0
Total 173 24 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Ireland 6 0 0 0 0
As of 28 February 2019
Source: [2][3][4]

He has previously played for the Widnes Vikings in the Championship and the Super League. Mullally spent time on loan from Widnes at the Swinton Lions and Whitehaven in Championship 1. He played for the Huddersfield Giants in the top flight, and on loan from Huddersfield at the Dewsbury Rams and the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and the Bradford Bulls and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. Mullally has also played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and on loan from Leeds in the Championship.

He played for Ireland at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

Background

Mullally was born in Widnes, Cheshire, England.

Career

Widnes Vikings

Mullally started his career at Championship side the Widnes Vikings in 2009 and was at the club when they won their licence to play in the Super League in 2012.

Mullally representing Ireland at the 2013 RLWC

At the end of the 2012 season after playing 17 games for the Vikings Mullally signed for Huddersfield Giants.

Huddersfield Giants

Mullally signed a 3-year deal with Huddersfield in 2013. The end of his first season with the Giants saw him earn a place in Ireland's World Cup squad. At the start of the 2014 season Mullally was sent on loan to strugglers Bradford Bulls for an initial one-month deal that was extended to a full season where he only made 6 appearances before they were relegated.

Mullally returned to the Giants in 2015 and continued to play for them until towards the end of the season where he was loaned to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and made 8 appearances for them and played in the Million Pound Game. He left Huddersfield after making 41 appearances and scoring 20 times.

Leeds Rhinos

Mullally signed a three-year deal with the Rhinos from 2016. He made his unofficial début against New Zealand at Headingley in 2015.

He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Old Trafford.[5][6][7]

International

Mullally was part of Ireland's 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad in which he featured in all three of their group games. He was also selected for the Irish 2017 World Cup squad.

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References
  1. "Anthony Mullally Wakefield Wildcats". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. RLP
  4. Huddersfield Giants Profile
  5. "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/49920006
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