| Birth name | Michael Cusack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 November 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 kg (21 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Cusack (born 7 November 1984 in Doncaster, England) is a British former international rugby union player who last played for Yorkshire Carnegie. His usual position is at tighthead prop. He has previously played for Glasgow Warriors, Newcastle Falcons and Doncaster Knights.
He started with Leeds Tykes.[1] From Leeds, he signed for Doncaster Knights at the end of the 2007–08 season.[2]
Cusack moved to Glasgow Warriors in the summer of 2011.
After 48 matches for the Warriors spanning five seasons, Cusack signed for Newcastle Falcons on 1 March 2016[3] He played 4 matches for the Falcons in the Aviva Premiership, making 2 starts and 2 sub appearances.[4]
On the 10 June 2016 it was announced that Cusack signed with Yorkshire Carnegie on a 2-year deal.[5] He made his final appearance against London Irish in the Championship 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.
He played for England under-19s[1] and under-21s.[6]
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[7]
Named on the bench for the Ireland versus Scotland match he replaced Jon Welsh at 46 minutes to earn his first full Scotland cap and thus confirm his Scottish nationality[8]
He then made his first start for Scotland against Italy in Turin on the 22 August 2015.[9]