Sullivan, Mick

▪ British athlete

byname of  Michael Sullivan 

born Jan. 12, 1934, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Eng.

      British rugby player who during his career (1954–64) played in 48 Test or World Cup matches for Great Britain and in three matches for England.

      Sullivan appeared in three World Cup games (1954, 1957, and 1960) and toured Australia in 1958 and 1962. In 1958 he scored 38 tries (touchdowns), a record for a British tour. Sullivan debuted with Huddersfield in 1954 and joined Wigan (Lancashire) in 1957. He left Wigan in 1961 for St. Helens and finished his career in Yorkshire, with the York and Dewsbury teams.

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