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Mike Worsley (born 1 December 1976 in
Warrington Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...
) is a former
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player who played as a
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.


Club career

He started with West Park St Helens, while playing in older age-groups for high-flying rugby school
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in
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, then followed by Orrell and
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before joining
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in September 1998. He started in the 2002 Powergen Cup Final at
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, as London Irish defeated the
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. After joining Harlequins in 2003, he won the
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in his first season. Injury forced his retirement at the end of the 2005–06 season.


International career

Worsley represented England Schools 18-Group and England U21s before his form with the exiles propelled him into the England A side. He won his first cap as a replacement in the 40–5 victory over
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in the Six Nations game at
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on 9 March 2003. After initially being selected for the
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squad to tour New Zealand and
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in June 2003, Worsley teamed up with the England A squad that won the
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in Canada. He won his second senior international cap in
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's 51–15 defeat to
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on 26 June 2004. He toured New Zealand with
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in summer 2004 and played for England A the Churchill Cup in Vancouver. He played in a 43-22 victory against
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in the Six Nations in March 2005.


Personal life

He graduated from the
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. He later became a teacher, teaching at
Cranleigh School Cranleigh School is a Private school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey. History It was opened on 29 September 1865 as a boys' school 'to provide a sound and plain education, on the principle ...
and
Marlborough College Marlborough College is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English private boarding school) for pupils aged 13 to 18 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. It was founded as Marlborough School in 1843 by the Dean of Manchester, George ...
. His uncle
Ken Gill Ken Gill (30 August 1927 – 23 May 2009) was a British trade union leader. He was the General Secretary of the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section (TASS), from 1974 to 1988, when it merged with ASTMS to form the Manufacturing, S ...
played rugby league for Great Britain.


References


External links


Guinness premiership profile



London Irish old boys
{{DEFAULTSORT:Worsley, Mike 1976 births Living people Bristol Bears players England international rugby union players English rugby union players Schoolteachers from Surrey Harlequin F.C. players London Irish players Rugby union players from Warrington People educated at St. Ambrose College Rugby union props