Michael Eagar (born ) is a former

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

international

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.

Background

Eagar was born in

Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, w ...

, Australia.

Career

He played for the Newcastle Knights and the South Queensland Crushers in Australia and the Warrington Wolves ( Heritage № 965), the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

( Heritage № 756) and

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

( Heritage № 1016) in the

Super League The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...

. His position of choice was a and he also played as a and as a . Eagar was a popular player whilst playing for Castleford Tigers. Eagar was an

international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eagar, Michael 1973 births Living people Australian people of Irish descent Australian rugby league players Castleford Tigers players Hull F.C. players Ireland national rugby league team players Newcastle Knights players Rugby league centres Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales South Queensland Crushers players Warrington Wolves players