Mike Delany

Mike Delany

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Full name	Mike Peter Delany
Date of birth	(1982-06-15) 15 June 1982
Place of birth	Rotorua, New Zealand
Height
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
School	Rotorua Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fly-half/Full-back
New Zealand No.	1098
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011-2013 2013-2015 2015-	Panasonic Wild Knights Clermont Auvergne Newcastle Falcons	27 30 6	(80) (111) (37)
correct as of 28 November 2015.
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005–2010	Bay of Plenty	61	(489)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007, 2012 2009–2011	Highlanders Chiefs	9 22	(48) (4)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009	New Zealand	1	(3)

Mike Peter Delany (born 15 June 1982) is a New Zealand rugby Union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the English Aviva Premiership.

Delany plays at fly-half but can also cover fullback. Prior to playing for the Chiefs, he played for the Highlanders and also for Bay of Plenty in the ITM Cup. Delany was chosen as one of 4 new caps to the New Zealand team for their End of Year of tour of 2009, playing one match on the tour. In 2011 he signed for the Panasonic Wild Knights. In 2012, due to injuries to both starting and back up five-eighths Colin Slade and Lima Sopoaga for the Highlanders, Delany signed with his former team to fill the position till they returned. Whilst still under contract with the Panasonic Wild Knights, he played on loan at Clermont Auvergne, but signed a two-year deal with the French club in April 2013. On 19 February 2015, Delany travelled to England to join Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership on a three-year deal.

External links

• Newcastle Falcons Profile