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GB & England international rugby league footballer
Andrew Scott Coley (born 7 July 1978) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop and second-row forward in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Great Britain and England international forward, he played in the Super League for the Salford City Reds and the Wigan Warriors .[3]
Early career [ edit ]
Born in Warrington , Coley began playing rugby league for local amateur side Laporte ARL.[7]
Swinton Lions [ edit ]
He turned professional in 1997, joining the Swinton Lions .
In March 2000, Coley suffered a cruciate ligament injury, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[8]
Salford City Reds [ edit ]
In 2001, Coley signed for Salford City Reds as a second-row prior to the 2001's Super League VI , but subsequently moved up into the front row. Coley impressed in his first season at the club, and was rewarded with a new four-year contract.[9] [10]
In 2004, Coley signed a new three-year contract with Salford.[11]
Coley agreed a deal to join Wigan Warriors in September 2007 from Salford City Reds who were relegated in the 2007 Super League season.[12]
Wigan Warriors [ edit ]
Coley was first team prop at the Wigan Warriors since his arrival.
He played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford .[13]
Coley played as a prop forward in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium .[14] [15] [16]
Representative career [ edit ]
Coley's first representative honours came in 2001 when he represented Lancashire .
In 2004, he was selected for England during their victorious European Nations Cup campaign, scoring a hat trick of tries on his England début against Russia.
In 2006, he received his first call-up for Great Britain when he was selected for the 2006 Tri Nations . He appeared as a substitute in a warm-up game against Newcastle ,[17] France .[18]
Post-playing career [ edit ]
Coley is a qualified quantity surveyor , and became Operations Director of a company in the construction industry.[19]
References [ edit ]
^ "Wigan Warriiors Player Profile Andy Coley" . web page . wiganwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011 .
^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org" . rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk" . englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk" . englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
^ "Player Summary: Andy Coley" . Rugby League Records . Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 8 October 2022 .
^ "Andy Coley Factfile" . Wigan Warriors. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2019 .
^ "Lions bid to bounce back" . Lancashire Telegraph . 31 March 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2022 .
^ "Sporting Digest: Rugby League" The Independent . 8 May 2001. p. 23 – via NewsBank .
^ "Coley faces lengthy layoff" Salford Advertiser . 19 December 2001 – via NewsBank .
^ "Coley sticks with Reds" . BBC Sport . 8 July 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2022 .
^ "Wigan snap up Coley from Salford" . BBC Sport . 6 September 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2022 .
^ Wilson, Andy (2 October 2010). "Wigan turn St Helens into sinners with Super League Grand Final win" . guardian.co.uk . Retrieved 21 November 2019 .
^ Scott, Ged (27 August 2011). "Leeds 18-28 Wigan" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 21 November 2019 .
^ Wilson, Andy (27 August 2011). "Leeds Rhinos 18-28 Wigan Warriors – Challenge Cup final match report" . The Guardian . London.
^ "Wigan prop Andy Coley to retire at end of season" . BBC Sport . 22 August 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2022 .
^ "Peacock avoids warm-up red" . The Guardian . 21 October 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2022 .
^ "Great Britain 42-14 France" . BBC Sport . 22 June 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2022 .
^ "Our People" . Greenmount Projects. Retrieved 9 October 2022 .
External links [ edit ]
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