Andy Lynch
Personal information
Full nameAndrew John Lynch[1]
Born (1979-10-20) 20 October 1979 (age 44)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg) [2]
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–04 Castleford Tigers 137 15 0 0 60
2005–11 Bradford Bulls 204 46 0 0 184
2012–13 Hull F.C. 59 3 0 0 12
2014–17 Castleford Tigers 92 2 0 0 8
Total 492 66 0 0 264
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–03 England 'A' 7 2 0 0 8
2003 Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 England 5 0 0 0 0
2007 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [3][4][5][6]

Andrew John Lynch (born 20 October 1979) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop for the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 759), Bradford Bulls and Hull F.C. in the Super League,[3][4] and England and Great Britain at international level.

Playing career

Castleford

Lynch started his career at the Castleford Tigers in 1999. Lynch was named in the England 'A' squad for their match against New Zealand, and for the South Seas tour at the end of the 2002's Super League VII, and the following year was part of the squad that won the European Nations Cup.[5]

In 2003, he was selected in the Super League Dream Team. In the same year Lynch was also awarded the Tigers Player of the Year award. During his time at Castleford, Lynch was also selected for England, and played as a substitute in Yorkshire's 56-6 victory over Lancashire at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 2 July 2003.[7]

Bradford Bulls

Lynch playing for the Bradford Bulls

Lynch signed for the Bradford Bulls in 2004, following Castleford's relegation from the Super League. As 2005 Super League champions, Bradford faced National Rugby League premiers Wests Tigers in the 2006 World Club Challenge. Lynch played as a prop forward in the Bulls' 30-10 victory. In 2006, he won several club awards for his performances, including Supporters' Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year, BISA Player of the Year and Best Forward of the Year.

Lynch was called up to the Great Britain squad in 2006 for the Tri Nations tournament, although he did not feature in the tournament.[6]

In June 2007, Lynch was again called up to the Great Britain squad for the test match against France.[8]

Lynch also played for Northern Union side against the All Golds in October 2007.

He was forced to rule himself out contention for the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup through injury.[9]

Hull FC

Lynch signed for Hull F.C. on a two-year deal in September 2011 for a "significant six figure" fee.[10] Lynch was named FC captain for the 2012 season on 19 January.[11]

Return to Castleford

Lynch returned to Castleford in 2014 and played a major part in their season, including an appearance in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[12]

In June 2017, Lynch announced he would be retiring at the end of the season.[13] He won the League Leaders' Shield with Castleford, but was not included in the squad for the 2017 Grand Final against Leeds Rhinos. He finished his career with a total of 452 Super League appearances – two games fewer than the record set by Kevin Sinfield.[14]

Statistics

Club career

Year Club Apps Pts T G FG
1999 Castleford Tigers 9 - - - -
2000 Castleford Tigers 20 12 3 - -
2001 Castleford Tigers 19 - - - -
2002 Castleford Tigers 27 8 2 - -
2003 Castleford Tigers 26 28 7 - -
2004 Castleford Tigers 26 12 3 - -
2005 Bradford Bulls 29 24 6 - -
2006 Bradford Bulls 30 36 9 - -
2007 Bradford Bulls 26 24 6 - -
2008 Bradford Bulls 29 20 5 - -
2009 Bradford Bulls 25 20 5 - -
2010 Bradford Bulls 27 24 6 - -
2011 Bradford Bulls 29 36 9 - -
2012 Hull F.C. 30 12 3 - -
2013 Hull F.C. 29 - - - -
2014 Castleford Tigers 31 5 1 - -

Representative career

Year Team Matches Tries Goals Field Goals Points
2002 England England 'A' 3 0 0 0
2003 England England 'A' 4 2 0 0 8
2004 England England 1 0 0 0
2007 Great Britain 1 0 0 0

Personal life

In 2017, Lynch joined former teammate Danny Orr as a coach at the Elite Rugby Academy.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Andrew John Lynch". Companies House. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Andy Lynch". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Eight new faces in Lions squad". BBC. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  9. ^ "Deacon pulls out of England squad". BBC. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  10. ^ "Hull FC sign Andy Lynch from Bradford Bulls". BBC. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  11. ^ "HULL FC: Lynch honoured to captain Black and Whites | This is Hull and East Riding". Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Lynch sets retirement date". The Rugby Football League. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  14. ^ Craven, Dave (6 October 2017). "Grand Final omission brings curtain down early on shining example Andy Lynch". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

External links

Bradford Bulls – 2006 World Club Challenge (3rd title)
Bradford Bulls captains
Super League Dream Team – 2003
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