Andy Forsyth

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Andrew Forsyth
Birth nameAndrew Forsyth
Date of birth (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Clayton West, Yorkshire, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
School QEGS Wakefield
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre/Fullback
Current team Coventry
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009-2013
2010-2013
2013-2015
2015-2019
2019
2019-
Leicester Tigers
Nottingham
Sale Sharks
Yorkshire Carnegie
Leicester Tigers (loan)
Coventry
24
29
23
4
10
0
(10)
(40)
(17)
(10)
(10)
(0)
Correct as of 27 September 2015
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006-2007
2009-2010
England U18
England U20

Andrew Forsyth (born 9 September 1990) is a retired English rugby union footballer, from Clayton West, Huddersfield, United Kingdom. [1]

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Education and career

He attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield. He plays as both a centre and fullback. He has represented England at both Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 level and played for Leicester Tigers as part of their rugby academy squad. He is one of the brightest young rugby talents in the United Kingdom, despite being diabetic.[ citation needed ]

Forsyth made his first team debut for Tigers from the bench against Northampton Saints in October 2009. He started at centre in the game against South Africa in November 2009.[ citation needed ]

After stints at Sale and Yorkshire Carnegie, Forsyth signed for Coventry. The Championship club confirmed he would be loaned to Leicester as cover during the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [2]

However after not fulfilling his potential he now works at Abaco Insurance Brokers as an Account Executive.

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References

  1. "England Rugby - Andrew Forsyth - England u18s". Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-23. England rugby site
  2. "Forsyth returns on loan from Coventry". Leicester Tigers. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.