Michael Delany (rugby union)

Michael Gilbert Delaney (1872 – 1938) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Michael Delaney

Full name	Michael Gilbert Delaney
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1895 Ireland 1 (0)

Delaney was educated at Blackrock College, with which he won a Leinster Junior Cup.^[1]

A diminutive halfback, Delaney was a mere 5 ft 4 in and 9 stone, but even against his larger opponents was regarded as having a strong defensive game.^[1] He joined Bective Rangers in 1892 and formed a halfback partnership with Louis Magee.^[1] His only Ireland cap came playing beside Magee in a 1895 Home Nations match against Wales at Cardiff.^[2]

Delany became an international rugby referee.^[3]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players