Michael Snowden (born 18 December 1987) is an

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footballer. His regular playing position is scrum-half. Having previously played club rugby for Eastwood in the

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, he was named in the

Western Force The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby, Super Rugby Pacific. They previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competitio ...

Extended Playing Squad for the

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before playing with

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in the 2013

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. Mick returned to

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with the

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for the 2016 season where he made two appearances from the bench, before re-signing with the club for the 2017 season. After roughly 10 months hiatus from Rugby, Snowden was signed by the

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after impressing in a trial. He made a winning debut on the 20 of March 2018 against his former side

. A fitting reward as he was frustrated by a lack of first team chances at Rebels in 2017. At 30 years old it was also the first time Snowden's father had seen him play

Super Rugby statistics

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