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| Full name | Michael Sullivan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1980-06-18)18 June 1980 (age 45) Taree, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Sullivan (born 18 June 1980) is an Australian former professionalrugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played in theNRL for theNorthern Eagles,Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Canterbury-Bankstown, as well as in theSuper League for theWarrington Wolves, usually as ahooker.
Sullivan was born inTaree, New South Wales, Australia.Michael his junior rugby league forWingham Tigers &Taree City Bulls.
Sullivan made his first grade debut for the now defunct Northern Eagles in Round 26 2000 against Auckland.
In 2003, Sullivan joined Cronulla-Sutherland and was a consistent member of the first grade side over the next 3 seasons. In 2006, Sullivan joined English side Warrington.[2]
Sullivan returned to theNRL in 2008 to play with Canterbury on a two-year contract.
After finishing his contract with Canterbury, Sullivan signed as Captain/Coach for theOrange CYMS inGroup 10 Rugby League.
In Sullivan's nine-year tenure at CYMS, he has got the Club into 7 Grand Finals and won 5. The Grand Final wins were in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 & 2017. Sullivan is the most successful coach in CYMS 73-year history. In April 2018, Sullivan announced he would leave Orange CYMS to join his junior club, theWingham Tigers.In 2022, Sullivan was announced as the head coach for theBerkeley Vale Panthers first grade team for the 2023 season and beyond.
One of rugby league's pin-up players, Sullivan was selected as one ofCleo magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors for 2001, and was a finalist in the Sexiest Man in Rugby League competition in 2001 and 2005.
Sullivan posed with former Canterbury teammatesNick Youngquest andDaniel Holdsworth for theGods of Football charity calendar.
In 2005 Sullivan revealed he had a gambling addiction and had lost over $500,000.
