Anthony Winston Mullally (born 28 June 1991), also known by the

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of "Vegan Warrior", is a former

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international

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footballer who last played as a for

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in Betfred League One He has previously played for French club

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the

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in the

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and the

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. Mullally spent time on loan from

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at the

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and

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in Championship 1. He played for the

Huddersfield Giants The Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league sy ...

in the top flight, and on loan from

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at the

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and the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and the

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, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and most recently the

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in the Super League. Mullally has also played for the

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in the Super League, and on loan from

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in the

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

Background

Mullally was born in

on 28 June 1991. Mullally is a former vegetarian and became

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for ethical reasons. He is known as the "Vegan Warrior". Mullally is also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and was promoted to blue belt in the martial art in 2023.

Career

In 2011, Mullally spent a season with the

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, playing 21 games for their Under-20 side.

Widnes Vikings

Mullally started his career at Championship side the

in 2009 and was at the club when they won their licence to play in the

in 2012.

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

Huddersfield Giants

Mullally signed a three-year deal with Huddersfield in 2013. The end of his first season with West Yorkshire club 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 the

for an initial one-month deal that was extended to a full season where he only made six appearances before they were relegated. Mullally returned to the Huddersfield club 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 eight appearances for them and played in the

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. He left Huddersfield after making 41 appearances and scoring 20 times.

Leeds Rhinos

Mullally signed a three-year deal with Leeds from 2016. He made his unofficial début against New Zealand at Headingley in 2015. Mullally played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

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AS Carcassonne

On 20 September 2020, it was reported that he had signed for AS Carcassonne in the

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Cornwall RLFC

On 8 December 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Cornwall RLFC in the

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International

Mullally was part of

'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.

Honours

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: 2015,2019

References

External links

Toronto Wolfpack profileLeeds Rhinos profile
*(archived by web.archive.org
Castleford Tigers profileSL profile2017 RLWC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mullally, Anthony 1991 births Living people AS Carcassonne players Bradford Bulls players English veganism activists Cornwall RLFC players English rugby league players English people of Irish descent Featherstone Rovers players Huddersfield Giants players Ireland national rugby league team players Leeds Rhinos players Rugby league players from Widnes Rugby league props Toronto Wolfpack players Wakefield Trinity players Widnes Vikings players Irish rugby league players Expatriate rugby league players in Canada Expatriate rugby league players in France English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Irish expatriate sportspeople in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in France Irish expatriate sportspeople in France Irish expatriate rugby league players English expatriate rugby league players