Michael Jackson

Who is Michael Jackson?

Michael Jackson is a retired professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hunslet, Wakefield Trinity, Halifax, and Sheffield Eagles, as a Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13.

Jackson won caps for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1991 against Papua New Guinea, in 1992 against France, Australia, and New Zealand, and while at Halifax in 1993 against New Zealand. He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Jackson was as a substitute in Sheffield Eagles’ 17-8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 2 May 1998.