Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Andrew Kirk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leeds, England | 2 August 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrew "Andy" Kirk (born 2 August 1982) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (Academy), and Yorkshire (Academy), and at club level for Pudsey ARLFC, the Leeds Rhinos, the Salford City Reds, the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Halifax, the Widnes Vikings and Featherstone Rovers, as a wing, or centre. [2] [3] [4]
Kirk was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Kirk joined Leeds Rhinos Academy in 1999, while at Leeds he represented Great Britain (Academy), and Yorkshire (Academy), he was Leeds Alliance Player of the Year in 2000, he made his first-team debut in 2001's Super League VI at the Warrington Wolves in Daryl Powell's first game in charge, he went on to make eight appearances in total for the Leeds club. In 2003 he went on loan to the Salford City Reds, a move that was made permanent after Salford City Reds' successful National League One Grand Final winning season.
Chev Walker is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship. He played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. A Great Britain and England international representative centre, Walker played in the Super League for the Leeds Rhinos, Hull Kingston Rovers and the Bradford Bulls.
Garreth Carvell is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Wales. Then, he played his entire professional club career in England, for Stanningley ARLFC, in the Super League for the Warrington Wolves, the Leeds Rhinos, Gateshead Thunder (loan), Hull FC, and the Castleford Tigers, and in the Championship for Featherstone Rovers, as a prop or second-row.
Matt Diskin an English professional rugby league coach was the head coach of Oldham in the Betfred Championship, and a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker in the 2000s and 2010s.
Daniel Williams is an English rugby league footballer who last played for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship.
Harold Buck was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at club level for Hunslet and Leeds, as a wing.
Willie Poching is a New Zealand professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is the former head-coach of Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. When he was appointed head coach of Wakefield, he became the first Samoan head coach of a first grade rugby league club. A former New Zealand, and Samoa international representative forward, he spent his career playing for clubs in New Zealand, Australia and finally England, winning the Super League championship with Leeds Rhinos in 2004.
Richard Agar is an English professional rugby league coach who is the former head coach of the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.
Mark Conway is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire Under-13s, Yorkshire Under-16s, Yorkshire Colts (Under-19s), England Schools Under-16s, Great Britain Colts, and Great Britain Under-21s, and at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Leeds, Wakefield Trinity (captain), Dewsbury Rams and Doncaster Dragons for coach Colin Maskill, as a scrum-half and occasionally stand-off. As of 2017, he still holds Wakefield Trinity's 'most goals in a match' record with 13-goals scored in the 90–12 victory over Highfield during the 1992–93 Regal Trophy preliminary round during the 1992–93 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield, on Tuesday 27 October 1992.
Andy Speak is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Leeds Rhinos, Sheffield Eagles, Halifax, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Castleford Tigers, Dewsbury Rams, Doncaster, and the Batley Bulldogs, as a hooker.
Raymond Batten was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Heworth ARLFC and Leeds as a second-row or loose forward, and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity.
Michael Clark was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Salford, Leeds (captain) and Keighley, as a prop or second-row, and coached at club level for Keighley.
David Creasser is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) Young Lions, and Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds, Keighley Cougars and Bramlsy, as a goal-kicking centre.
David "Dai" Rees Prosser was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s, and coached rugby league in the 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales and Glamorgan County RFC, and at club level for Glynneath RFC, Neath RFC and Swansea RFC as a prop, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for York and Leeds as a prop, and coached club level rugby league for Leeds.
Philip Cookson is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Leeds, as a second-row.
Eric Harris, also known by the nickname of "Toowoomba Ghost", was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played as a wing, at representative level for Queensland and British Empire, and at club level for Western Suburbs (Brisbane) and Leeds.
Evan Williams was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon RFC as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a goal-kicking centre, stand-off or scrum-half, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 7,
William Pratt was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds and Halifax, as a scrum-half, i.e. number 7.
Graham Eccles is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for Leeds, and Wakefield Trinity, as a prop, second-row or loose forward.
Bryan Murrell is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for Leeds Juniors ARLFC, Leeds and Hunslet, as a fullback, wing, centre and stand-off, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6.
Joshua Jordan-Roberts is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and loose forward for the Hunslet RLFC in RFL League 1.