Mike Mullins (born

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, 29 October 1970) is a former New Zealand-born Irish rugby union footballer. He played primarily as an outside centre.

Rugby career

Mullins represented

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playing 116 games. He had 16 caps for

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, from his debut, at 26 August 1999, with

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, to 2003 final test versus Manu Samoa in Apia. He played at the

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finals against Romania, and in the

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, in 2000 and 2001.

Coaching career

Up until the end of 2014, Mike Mullins was the coach of the

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Heartland championship team, who won the Meades Cup in October 2007.

Personal life

Mullins was born in New Zealand, his mother Sharon of Irish Maori descent, his father Thomas born and bred in Limerick hence his eligibility for Ireland.

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