Michael Jackson (rugby league)

For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation).

Michael Jackson

Personal information
Born	(1969-10-11) 11 October 1969
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1988–91 Hunslet 1991–93 Wakefield Trinity 33 10 0 0 40 1994–97 Halifax 1998–00 Sheffield Eagles 46 3 0 0 12 Total 79 13 0 0 52 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1991–93 Great Britain 6 2 0 0 8
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Michael Jackson (born 11 October 1969) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hunslet, Wakefield Trinity, Halifax and Sheffield Eagles, as a second-row or loose forward.

Career

Jackson started his professional career with Hunslet before being signed by Wakefield Trinity in 1991 for a fee of £60,000.

Jackson was signed by Sheffield Eagles in January 1998. He appeared as a substitute in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan Warriors in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998. Following the club's merger with Huddersfield Giants in 1999, he joined the newly-formed Sheffield Eagles club ahead of the 2000 Northern Ford Premiership season.

International honours

Jackson won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1991 against Papua New Guinea, in 1992 against France, Australia (sub), and New Zealand (sub), and while at Halifax in 1993 against New Zealand (2 matches) (sub). He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.