Michael Worrincy

Michael "Mikey" Worrincy (born 16 February 1986)[1][2] also known by the nickname of "Black Pearl", is an English rugby league player for the London Skolars in the Kingstone Press Championship 1.

In 2006 Harlequins Rugby League struggled for form and additionally had an injury crisis with 15 players unavailable and there were calls for the club's best youngsters to appear.

Worrincy made his second senior appearance as a substitute on 29 May in a historic 29–28 victory over Salford City Reds with Henry Paul kicking over a drop-goal in the 79th minutes to secure the two points.

In an exciting game Worrincy charged on to the ball from 40 yards out and ran brilliantly through the defence to register his first ever four points for the club.

At loose forward perhaps the two highest-earners at the club Scott Hill and Henry Paul were competing for a position after both were displaced at half-back by McLinden and Orr.

Additionally former Leeds Academy forwards Joe Walsh and Dave Tootill started to be named in the twenty-man squad whilst Worrincy was left out.

He then played against the Hull Kingston Rovers as a starting prop on 30 June 2007 where he was instrumental in the 32–18 win, scoring the first try of the game from five metres out and his own first try of the season.

[citation needed] Worrincy is the younger brother of former Academy star Rob Worrincy, who became a journeyman in the 2007 season with appearances for Leeds Metropolitan University, a trial with 2006 Grand Finalists Hull FC, and then returned to Sheffield Eagles, where his previous final appearance has seemed to be in the National League Grand Final where he scored a length of the field try.

[citation needed] The prop was selected to play for the Harlequins Rugby Union side for the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham Stadium.

[5] He guested for club's sister rugby union team in the tournament as Tony Clubb was called on to replace the unavailable Paul Sykes in the match against Wigan.

In early July it was revealed that Worrincy had his contracted terminated with Skolars as he had been offer trials with Rugby Union side London Irish.