Michael Killian

Michael Killian

Full name	Michael Killian
Date of birth	(1983-11-22) 22 November 1983
Place of birth	Uitenhage, South Africa
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
University	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger Youth career 2002–2003 Template:Rut Mighty Elephants Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2007, 2012–2014 Template:Rut Mighty Elephants / Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings 84 (140) 2008–2011 Template:Rut Golden Lions 58 (128) 2009–2012 Template:Rut Lions 37 (50) 2013–2014 Template:Rut Kings 4 (0) 2004–2014 Total 183 (318) Correct as of 26 March 2014 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005, 2007 South Africa Students 2 (0) Correct as of 10 April 2013

Michael Killian (born 22 November 1983) is a former South African rugby union player. He played mostly as a winger and represented the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings and Template:Rut Golden Lions in domestic South African rugby and the Template:Rut Kings and Template:Rut Lions in Super Rugby.

Career

He started his career at the Kings (previously known as the Mighty Elephants) and made 58 appearances for them over 7 seasons. In 2008, he moved to the Template:Rut Golden Lions, where he also became a regular for the Template:Rut Lions Super Rugby franchise.

On 5 June 2012, he announced that he would rejoin the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings (formerly the Mighty Elephants) for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division. He was also named in the Template:Rut Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.

He announced his retirement from rugby in April 2014 to pursue a career in the corporate sector.

External links

• "SA Rugby Player Profile – Michael Killian". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
• Lions profile
• itsrugby.co.uk profile