Mike Doneghan should not be confused with Mike Donegan.
Mike Doneghan | |
Birth Name: | Michael Doneghan |
Birth Date: | 6 May 1991 |
Birth Place: | Livingston, Scotland |
Weight: | 100kg (200lb) |
Relatives: | Ross Doneghan, brother |
School: | Stewart's Melville College |
Position: | Centre / Wing |
Amatyears2: | 2010-12 |
Amatyears3: | 2015-16 |
Amatteam1: | Stewart's Melville |
Amatteam2: | Stirling County |
Amatteam3: | A.S. Macon |
Years1: | 2008 |
Years2: | 2008 |
Years3: | 2010-12 |
Years4: | 2012-13 |
Years5: | 2013-15 |
Years6: | 2016- |
Clubs1: | Edinburgh |
Clubs2: | Gloucester |
Clubs3: | Glasgow Warriors |
Clubs4: | Rotherham Titans |
Clubs5: | London Scottish |
Clubs6: | CSM Baia Mare |
Apps1: | 0 |
Apps2: | 0 |
Apps3: | 0 |
Points1: | 0 |
Points2: | 0 |
Points3: | 0 |
Repteam1: | Scotland U18 |
Repteam2: | Scotland U19 |
Repteam3: | Scotland U20 |
Mike Doneghan (born 6 May 1991) is a former professional Scottish rugby union player. Recently at centre for CSM Baia Mare in Romania.
Doneghan started with Stewart's Melville. He was part of the team that were runners-up in the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools Cup of 2009.[1]
While with Glasgow Warriors, he played with Stirling County.[1]
He played for Edinburgh U18s in 2008.[1]
He moved to Gloucester that same year and was named best player in their summer academy.[1]
He was named in Glasgow Warriors academy as an Elite Development Player in 2010. He stayed at Glasgow till 2012.[1] He played one match for Glasgow Warriors; away to Dundee HSFP in a pre-season match of the 2010-11 season.[3]
He moved to play for Rotherham Titans for one season in 2012–13, who played in the English championship at the time.[2]
He moved to play for London Scottish for two seasons from 2013 to 2015.[2]
After playing with London Scottish, Doneghan moved to A.S. Macon in France who were playing in Federale 1 at the time.
In 2016 he moved to play for Romanian side CSM Baia Mare in the CEC Bank Super League, the professional top league of Romania.[4]
Doneghan came through the age-grades with Scotland; playing for the Scotland U18s, Scotland U19s and Scotland U20s.[2]
He would qualify on residency for the Romania national rugby union team in 2019.
He played an exhibition match for Romania A and hoped to represent the Romanian side in the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[4] However the Romanian team were expelled from the tournament in 2018 for fielding an ineligible player.[5]