Michael "Mike" Coady (born 15 April 1987) is an English former professional
rugby union and
rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England Students, and at club level for
Loughborough Students RUFC and
Otley R.U.F.C., and club level rugby league (RL) in the
Rugby League Conference for the
Bristol Sonics (2006 to 2008) and
Leicester Phoenix, in the
Championship 1 for
Doncaster (Heritage № 1002) (two spells, including the second on
loan),
in the
Super League
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for the
Leeds Rhinos (
Heritage № 1384), and in the
Championship for the
Featherstone Rovers (
Heritage № 937) (
loan), as a or .
Background
Mike Coady was born in
Bristol,
Avon
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* River Avon (disambiguation), several rivers
Organisations
*Avon Buses, a bus operating company in Wirral, England
*Avon Coachworks, a car body builder established in 1919 at Warwick, England, relaunched in 1922, following ...
, England, he was a pupil at
Bristol Grammar School,
he was a student at
Loughborough University
Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...
, he grew up supporting
Halifax rugby league club through his father who was originally from
Halifax,
he was training to become a teacher in Leicestershire before leaving to join the
Leeds Rhinos, as of 2018 he works at
Pudsey Grangefield School as a mathematics teacher, during September 2018 he returned to
cricket
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and played for Alwoodley Cricket Club 2nd XI in the
Airedale-Wharfedale Senior Cricket League
The Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League was established in 1936 and is an amateur cricket competition in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire
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.
Playing career
Mike Coady played for
Loughborough Students RUFC in the
British Universities and Colleges Sport Cup final at
Twickenham Stadium, he made his début for
Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 14 February 2010, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 2010 season.
References
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1987 births
Living people
Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
English rugby league players
English rugby union players
Featherstone Rovers players
Leeds Rhinos players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league players from Bristol
Rugby league wingers
Rugby union players from Bristol