Mike Butt (born 6 May 1995) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger and fullback for the Widnes Vikings in the Championship.
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| Full name | Michael Butt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 1995 Manchester, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 8 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editButt was born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. He is of Welsh descent through his grandmother.[4]
He attended Manchester Metropolitan University[5] and played rugby league for England Universities.[6]
Club career
editSwinton Lions
editIn May 2015 Butt made his Swinton début against the Keighley Cougars.[7]
He was given the Young Player of the Year award in 2017, and Player of the Year award in 2018.[8]
Butt was the top Swinton try scorer for both the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Widnes Vikings
editOn 2 Nov 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings on a 1-year deal for 2024.[9]
International career
editIn 2018 Butt made his international début for Wales against Scotland in the 2018 Rugby League European Championship.[10]
Butt played for Wales at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[11]
In June 2022 Butt scored his first try at international level, when he crossed the line against France.[12] In October 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[13][14][15]
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ itsrugby profile
- ^ "Player Summary: Mike Butt". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Mike Butt: Swinton Lions winger gets Wales RL call after wedding text
- ^ BUTT ON BOARD FOR 2019 SEASON
- ^ England Universities Overwhelm The Army
- ^ Keighley Cougars tamed by Lions again
- ^ BUTT SIGNS NEW TWO YEAR DEAL
- ^ "Widnes Vikings land prolific try-scorer who represented Wales at last year's Rugby League World Cup". Love Rugby League. 2 Nov 2023.
- ^ EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 – SCOTLAND 12-50 Wales
- ^ 2019 WORLD NINES
- ^ FRANCE SCORE FIRST WIN UNDER FRAYSSINOUS
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- ^ Swinton Lions to host Rugby League World Cup warm-up match
- ^ Wales Rugby League World Cup squad includes three sets of brothers, two pairs of twins and a player who retired due to brain abnormality