Birth name | Michael Heaney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (12.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Methodist College Belfast[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Heaney is an Irish professional rugby union player for Worcester Warriors, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[3] His formative years were spent in Carryduff, Northern Ireland. His favoured position is scrum half. Heaney has represented Ireland at U-20 level.[4] He is also English qualified, although has no senior caps for either Ireland or England.
On 20 February 2018, Heaney signed for Worcester Warriors in the Premiership Rugby on a one-year deal ahead of the 2018-19 season.[5] He signed a two-year contract extension until the end of the 2020-21 season.[6]