Andrew Burgess

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Andy Burgess
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Burgess
Born (1970-04-01) 1 April 1970 (age 51)
Salford, England
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–97 Salford City Reds 184 28 5 0 122
Rochdale Hornets
Total 184 28 5 0 122
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–98 Ireland 4
Source: [1]

Andrew "Andy" Burgess (born 1 April 1970) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for the Salford City Reds and the Rochdale Hornets, as a second-row or loose forward, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13.[1] As of 2017, he coaches rugby union for Fylde R.U.F.C. (Under-15's) and from 2019-2020 season plays for Fylde Vandals

Background[]

Andy Burgess was born in Salford, Lancashire, England.

Playing career[]

International honours[]

Andy Burgess won 3 caps for Ireland in 1996–1998 while at Salford City Reds + 1-cap (sub).[2]

County Cup Final appearances[]

Andy Burgess played loose forward in Salford's 24–18 defeat by Widnes in the 1990 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 29 September 1990.

Club career[]

Burgess joined his hometown club Salford on his 17th birthday on 1 April 1987. He spent ten years at the club, appearing in 184 games.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ^ Morris, Graham (2001). 100 Greats: Salford Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4.


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