Mike Haywood (born 10 November 1991) is an English

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who used to play for

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side

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...

. His position was at hooker. He is currently a coach at St Joseph's College in Ipswich and Colchester Rugby Club Haywood was a product of the Northampton Saints academy and was given a two-year contract with the side in 2011. In 2013, Haywood renewed his contract with the Saints. The hooker was instrumental in some of Saints' biggest successes including starting in the 2014

final and the

European Challenge Cup The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception i ...

final, as well as featuring in the Midlands side's

semi-final win over local rivals

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

and Saints' win that ended

Ulster Rugby Ulster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. The team represents the IRFU Ulster Branch, which is one of ...

's long time European home record. Most recently Haywood helped Saints to secure a

European Rugby Champions Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...

place for the 2017/18 season as they fought off

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in the European Champions Cup play-off final. In October 2017, he was awarded Try of the week for his week 5 try against Harlequins.

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Northampton Saints player profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haywood, Mike 1991 births Living people English rugby union players Rugby union hookers Northampton Saints players Rugby union players from Essex