Michael Cusack (born 7 November 1984 in

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) is a British former international

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player who last played for

Yorkshire Carnegie Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 1. The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when it j ...

. His usual position is at tighthead prop. He has previously played for

Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...

Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union. The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Cl ...

and

Doncaster Knights Doncaster Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing the town of Doncaster, England. The first XV are known as the "Doncaster Knights", and play in the RFU Championship. Being the most promoted side in English history has led to ...

Rugby Union career

Professional career

He started with

Leeds Tykes Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 1. The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when it j ...

. From Leeds, he signed for

at the end of the 2007–08 season. Cusack moved to

in the summer of 2011. After 48 matches for the Warriors spanning five seasons, Cusack signed for

on 1 March 2016 He played 4 matches for the Falcons in the Aviva Premiership, making 2 starts and 2 sub appearances. On the 10 June 2016 it was announced that Cusack signed with

on a 2-year deal. He made his final appearance against

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in the

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play off final in May 2017. Cusack missed the 2017-18 season through a neck injury which led to him announcing his retirement from rugby in January 2018.

International career

He played for England under-19s and under-21s. After being resident in Scotland for over three-years he became eligible for Scotland internationally. He was called up as part of Scotland's extended training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup by head coach Vern Cotter on 2 June 2015 Named on the bench for the Ireland versus Scotland match he replaced

Jon Welsh Jon Welsh (born 13 October 1986) is a Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland international rugby union player most recently with Newcastle Falcons. Welsh was previously at Glasgow Warriors. Welsh is a former Junior boxing champion, in t ...

at 46 minutes to earn his first full Scotland cap and thus confirm his Scottish nationality He then made his first start for Scotland against Italy in Turin on the 22 August 2015.

References

External links

Glasgow Warriors

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cusack, Michael 1984 births Living people Scotland international rugby union players Doncaster R.F.C. players British rugby union players Leeds Tykes players Rugby union players from Doncaster Glasgow Warriors players Rugby union props Newcastle Falcons players