Andy Lynch (rugby league)

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Andy Lynch

Personal information
Full name	Andy Lynch
Date of birth	May 20, 1979 (1979-05-20) (age 29)
Place of birth	Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Weight	17 st 0 lb (108 kg)
Nickname(s)	The Rock
Club information
Position(s)	Prop
Current club	Bradford Bulls
Number	10
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1999 ‐ 04 2005 ‐	Castleford Tigers Bradford Bulls	137(60) 92 (84)
Representative teams**
2003 2003 2006 ‐	England Yorkshire Great Britain	5 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of May, 1st 2008. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of May, 1st 2008.

Andy Lynch (born 20 October 1979 in England) is an English rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls. His usual position is prop.

Andy uses his size to good effect and takes a lot of stopping, and if he breaks into space he has quite a deceptive turn of pace.

[edit] Castleford

Played for Castleford Tigers in the early 2000s. Andy made steady progress at the Jungle, gaining Yorkshire and England honours.

Andy established himself as one of the leading young prop forwards in 2003 and deservedly won a place in Super League's 'Dream Team'. It was no surprise when he won the Tigers 2003 Player of the Year award.

[edit] Bradford Bulls

Lynch signed for Bradford Bulls in 2004 where he has improved year upon year.

Andy won a number of club awards in 2006 for his performances for Bradford Bulls, these included; Supporters' Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year, BISA Player of the Year and Best Forward of the Year.

[edit] Representative

Andy won a place in the England 'A' set up for the match against the Kiwis and the South Seas tour at the end of the 2002 season and again in 2003 he was in the England 'A' squad who won the European Nations title.

He also came very close to a call up for Great Britain's test series with Australia having impressed when figuring for the Yorkshire side that won the 'Origin' clash in 2004, but Lynch was called up to the Great Britain Squad in 2006 for the 2006 Tri nations.

In June 2007 Lynch was called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France ^[1] he was called up for the Great Britain Train on Sqaud for the 2007 test series with New Zealand.

He played for Northern Union side agasint All Golds in October 2007.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] 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	13	-	-	-	-

[edit] Representative Career

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Andy Lynch Official Player Profile
• Lynch signs new deal with Bulls
• Lynch makes huge strides in Bulls shirt