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I wanted to show my daughter her dad's a winner and I have
Hull Daily Mail
|October 25, 2025
MCILORUM REFLECTS ON HIS SEASON AT THE ROBINS
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(ALLAN MCKENZIE/ SWPIX.com)
When Michael Mcllorum walked off the Old Trafford turf for the final time, a Super League ring around his finger, it wasn't just the end of a career - it was the completion of a promise to his little girl.
The 37-year-old hooker has spent nearly two decades at the heart of rugby league's fiercest battles.
He's lifted Grand Final trophies with Wigan, made history with Catalans, and carved out a reputation as one of the game's toughest competitors. But it was a single, deeply personal reason that pushed him to uproot his life and move to East Hull for one last campaign.
“I wanted to show her that dad’s a winner, and it’s something that I’ve done,’ says Mcllorum, a quiet figure away from the field.
This story is from the October 25, 2025 edition of Hull Daily Mail.
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