Michael Icely (born 12 May 1997)[1] is an Australian rugby union player who played for both the Rebels and the Waratahs in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker or number 8.

Michael Icely
Date of birth (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number 8
Current team Australia Sevens
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019−pres. Eastwood Rugby 70 (230)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019−pres. NSW Country Eagles 3 (0)
2021–2022 Rebels 2 (0)
2023 Waratahs 1 (0)
Correct as of 13 November 2022
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2022– Australia Sevens 4
Correct as of 30 May 2022

Rugby career

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Icely Debuted for the Rebels squad for Round 1 of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition.[2] He previously represented NSW Country Eagles in the 2019 National Rugby Championship.[3]

Icely plays for Eastwood Rugby in the Shute Shield, where he has won both Shute Shield Rookie of the Year (2019) and Ken Catchpole Medal (2023).

In 2024, He was named as a traveling reserve for the Australian sevens team to the Paris Olympics.[4][5]

Super Rugby statistics

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As of 30 May 2024[6]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2021 TT Rebels 2 0 2 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Rebels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Waratahs 1 0 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 3 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reference list

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  1. ^ "Michael Icely". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Team Announcement vs Blues" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Sydney and Country confirm NRC squads". NSW Waratahs. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
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