Ronan Michael revelling in his sporting life after landing in Super League
Dubliner began by playing union as a child before trying his hand at other code
Ronan Michael is the only Irish professional player in Super League in the last decade.
Rewind a few years. No one tells it like he does. It was two months out from his Leaving Cert. Ronan Michael was rugby mad. Loved playing. Loved the gym. Loved the discipline. Loved the routine. Loved his body getting large and lean. Loved the environment and the people who played, rugby union, league, sevens, tag. Loved playing.
He was lining up for another season with Clontarf after the exams. Loved his prospects, the breadth of his own ambition and enthusiasm and the fantastical dream that he would someday become a professional player.