Billy McGinty (rugby league)
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Billy McGinty is a Scottish
former rugby league
footballer of the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century. He played in the forwards for Wigan
during the period in the 1990s when they dominated the sport, and later for Workington Town
.
During the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season, McGinty played for defending champions Wigan at second-row forward in their 1991 World Club Challenge
victory against the visiting Penrith Panthers
. He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. He played at second-row forward in Great Britain's win over Australia in Melbourne.
During the 1992–93 Rugby Football League season McGinty played at second-row forward for defending RFL champions Wigan in the 1992 World Club Challenge
against the visiting Brisbane Broncos
.
After the 1993–94 Rugby Football League season McGinty travelled with defending champions Wigan
to Brisbane, playing at prop forward in their 1994 World Club Challenge
victory over Australian premiers, the Brisbane Broncos
.
McGiny also represented Scotland
internationally.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
former rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century. He played in the forwards for Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
during the period in the 1990s when they dominated the sport, and later for Workington Town
Workington Town
Workington Town is a professional rugby league club playing in Workington in West Cumbria. They play in the Championship 1. Their stadium is called Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team....
.
During the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season, McGinty played for defending champions Wigan at second-row forward in their 1991 World Club Challenge
1991 World Club Challenge
The 1991 World Club Challenge was contested by 1990–91 RFL Championship winners, Wigan and 1991 NSWRL season premiers, the Penrith Panthers. The match was played on a dry Wednesday the 2nd of October, 1991 at Anfield, Liverpool...
victory against the visiting Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
. He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. He played at second-row forward in Great Britain's win over Australia in Melbourne.
During the 1992–93 Rugby Football League season McGinty played at second-row forward for defending RFL champions Wigan in the 1992 World Club Challenge
1992 World Club Challenge
The 1992 World Club Challenge match was contested by the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season champions Wigan and the 1992 NSWRL season's premiers, the Brisbane Broncos...
against the visiting Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
.
After the 1993–94 Rugby Football League season McGinty travelled with defending champions Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
to Brisbane, playing at prop forward in their 1994 World Club Challenge
1994 World Club Challenge
The 1994 MMI World Club Challenge was a replay of the 1992 World Club Challenge, with 1993–94 Rugby Football League season champions Wigan facing the 1993 NSWRL season premiers, the Brisbane Broncos, this time in Australia. Wigan were clearly the dominant club in the English game, having won the...
victory over Australian premiers, the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
.
McGiny also represented Scotland
Scotland national rugby league team
The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. The team is run under the auspices of the Scotland Rugby League, and are nicknamed The Bravehearts. Scotland are not regarded as a test nation...
internationally.