Mickey Higham
Higham while playing for Wigan in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Michael Higham
Nickname	Micky, Dave
Born	18 September 1980 (1980-09-18) (age 29)
	Billinge, Merseyside, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	13 st 7 lbs (86 kg)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1999–2000	Leigh Centurions
2001–2005	St Helens	116				140
2006	Bradford Bulls	0				0
2009	Warrington Wolves	1	1			4
	Total	117	1	0	0	144
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004–2005	Great Britain
2008	England	1	0	0	0	0

Mickey Higham (born 18 September 1980) is an English rugby league player who currently plays for English club Warrington Wolves in the Super League competition. His usual position is hooker.

[edit] Playing career

Higham joined St Helens from Leigh Centurions in November 2000. He made over 100 appearances for St Helens, scoring 33 tries.

He made his Great Britain debut in the 2004 Gillette Tri-Nations against New Zealand, after recovering from an ankle injury which ruled him out of most of Super League IX.

Higham joined Wigan Warriors in October 2005 after a transfer deal involving three clubs and fellow hooker Terry Newton. Higham was unable to join Wigan directly as his club, St Helens, would not sell. However, Bradford Bulls stepped in and bought Higham from Saints for £70,000 and then immediately released him to Wigan. In exchange, Wigan allowed Terry Newton to join the Bradford Bulls.

Higham signed a three-year deal with the Warriors and commented: "It looked at one stage as though I would be playing next season at Bradford but when the opportunity to join Wigan came up at the last minute I jumped at it." At Wigan, Higham again teamed up with coach Ian Millward who he had played under at both Leigh and St Helens. Ian was however sacked by Wigan in April 2006 and Mickey is now coached ironically by Brian Noble who was Bradford coach at the time of the "three-club transfer".

Higham's contract at Wigan was not renewed, and he subsequently signed for Warrington Wolves on a two year deal.

In September 2008 he was named in the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,^[1] and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man England squad.^[2]

He was named in the England team to face Wales at the Keepmoat Stadium prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[3]

He made his England début in the victory over Wales on 10 October 2008.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Mick Higham St Helens Career Page on the Saints Heritage Society Website.
• Mick Higham Wigan Career Page on the CherryandWhite.co.uk Wigan RL Fansite.
• Mickey Higham Profile
• Higham and Calderwood Meet The Media (11 November 2005)
• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org