Myles Landick (born 1989) is a rugby union player from Jersey. He plays as a prop for RFU Championship team, Jersey, and is also employed as the groundsman of St. Peter, the ground on which Jersey plays.

Myles Landick
Date of birth1989 (age 34–35)
Place of birthJersey
Weight10 st 7 lb (117 kg)[1]
Occupation(s)Part time Groundsman
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Jersey
Youth career
-2007 Les Quennevais
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007- Jersey ()

Rugby career

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A former player for Les Quennevais RFC,[2] Landick moved to play for Jersey's first team after playing for Jersey's youth team, where he was part of the Jersey Academy team that won the Hampshire Rugby Football Union U18 Cup in 2007.[3][4] Landick made his debut for Jersey in 2010 in their annual Siam Cup game against Guernsey RFC.[5] He later played in Jersey's National League 3 London & SE play-off Final at Twickenham Stadium in London, England.[6] In March 2012, he was forced to miss the remainder of Jersey's league games in National League 1 after injuring a ligament in his knee whilst training.[7] In May 2012, he was named by coach Ben Harvey as one of Jersey's academy players that had been brought through to play in the first team.[8] In 2013, it was announced that Landick was one of nine Jersey players who had been offered extended contracts to remain at Jersey for the 2013-14 RFU Championship season.[9]

After a shoulder injury in 2010 prevented him from playing, he spent some time coaching his former club Les Quennevais R.F.C.[10]

Employment

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Landick started working at Jersey Airport whilst playing rugby for Jersey.[1] He was then offered the job as groundsman of Jersey.[11] He accepted and worked on the pitches at St. Peter while also playing rugby for Jersey. According to Landick, this may mean that he is the only first team player who is also the groundsman of the team for which he plays.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "From the Ground Up; Jersey RFC Prop (and Groundsman!) Myles Landick". Kukri Sports. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  2. ^ Walker, Alex (July 2009). "Quennevais RFC Club seeks new players, training for next season starts in August". La Baguette. Parish of St. Brelade, Jersey. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  3. ^ "Jersey coach Ben Evans praises island-born players". BBC Sport. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  4. ^ "Youth make county cup history at St Peter". This is Jersey. 2007-04-23. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Jersey focus on Siam Cup challenge against Guernsey". BBC Sport. 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  6. ^ "Twickenham team named". Channel Online TV. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  7. ^ "Jersey prop Myles Landick has snapped knee ligament". BBC Sport. 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  8. ^ "Jersey may send best young players to England". BBC Sport. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  9. ^ "Griffiths and Thompson pen new deals". Channel Online TV. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  10. ^ "Les Quennevais 39 - 5 United Banks". BBC Sport. 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  11. ^ "Jersey primed to meet title rivals". This is Jersey. 2010-01-15. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)