Andrew Bentley

Andrew Bentley
Personal information
Born	13 May 1985 (age 38); Auckland, New Zealand
Height	7 ft 3 in (220 cm)
Weight	20 st 7 lb (130 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward, Hooker
Club
Representative
	Source: As of 29 April 2018

Last updated January 16, 2024

Andrew "Andy" Bentley (born 13 May 1985) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker , second-row or loose forward for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Bentley was born in New Zealand. Born to a New Zealand/Samoan father and New Zealand Maori/Scottish mother in Auckland, Bentley moved to France at a young age where his father played for La Réole XIII.

He is the older brother of fellow Scotland, and French international, Kane Bentley.

Representative career

Bentley represented France at junior level for a number of years.

He was named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but did not make the final squad.^[5] Andrew represented France in 2009 4 nations (England, France, New Zealand and Australia) He represented France in the 2010 Alitalia European Cup. Bentley represented France in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup with his brother Kane.

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References

↑ loverugbyleague
↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
↑ itsrugby
↑ "Lezignan website". Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
↑ "France dominated by Dragons". Sky Sports. 7 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.

External links

Toulouse Olympique profile
2013 RLWC profile ^[usurped]
(archived by web.archive.org) Super League profile
Rugby League Project stats
Lezignan profile
2017 RLWC profile

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[1] verugbyleague

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-2] "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[3] tsrugby

[4] "Lezignan website". Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

[France_by_Dragons-5] "France dominated by Dragons". Sky Sports. 7 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.

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