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Michael Lawrence (rugby league)
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Michael Lawrence is a professional rugby league
player with the Huddersfield Giants
. It was announced in July 2007 that Michael will become a member of the Giants' Super League
squad for the 2008 season. Michael's previous club was the Newsome Panthers
.
Michael was selected for the England Academy team in the 2007 season, a reward for consistently good performances throughout the season with the Giants' Academy.
Michael made his Super League
debut during the Giants important fixture with the Warrington Wolves
on 31 August 2007. He started the game on the interchange bench and replaced Chris Nero
for the last five minutes of the game.
His nickname is 'Bruno' due to his likeness of Ex-boxer Frank Bruno
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player with the Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
. It was announced in July 2007 that Michael will become a member of the Giants' Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
squad for the 2008 season. Michael's previous club was the Newsome Panthers
Newsome Panthers
Newsome Panthers ARLFC is an amateur rugby league club based in Newsome, Huddersfield. The club was founded with only two junior teams in 1995 and has since grown into one of the largest clubs in Yorkshire with teams for children of all ages. More recently the club founded an open-age team into...
.
Michael was selected for the England Academy team in the 2007 season, a reward for consistently good performances throughout the season with the Giants' Academy.
Michael made his Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
debut during the Giants important fixture with the Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
on 31 August 2007. He started the game on the interchange bench and replaced Chris Nero
Chris Nero
Chris Nero is an Australian/Italian professional rugby league player. He plays in the Super League for Salford City Reds. His usual position is , although he can also play in the s...
for the last five minutes of the game.
His nickname is 'Bruno' due to his likeness of Ex-boxer Frank Bruno