Anthony Farrell

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Anthony Farrell
Personal information
Born (1969-01-17) 17 January 1969 (age 55)
Huddersfield, England
Playing information
Position second-row, prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1985–90 Huddersfield 1
1990–96 Sheffield Eagles 33
1997–2001 Leeds Rhinos 146230092
2002–03 Widnes Vikings 5151022
2004–04 Halifax 10000
Total1986120114
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995–99 England 30000
2000–03 Wales 51004
Yorkshire
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
200406 Halifax RLFC 0000
Source: [1] [2] [3]
Relatives Joel Farrell (son)
Izaac Farrell (son)

Anthony Farrell (born 17 January 1969) is an English former professional rugby league footballer. He played at representative level for England, Wales, and at club level for the Huddersfield Giants, Sheffield Eagles, Leeds Rhinos, Widnes Vikings and Halifax, as a prop or second-row forward. [1] [2]

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Background

Anthony Farrell was born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He is of Jamaican and Welsh descent. [4]

Playing career

Farrell played for Leeds Rhinos at second-row in their 1998 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors. Whilst in his first year at Halifax the sacking of Tony Anderson opened a new career for "Faz" as he was asked to become temporary coach until the end of the year. After saving the club from relegation the following season Farrell took the club within a whisker of a place in the grand final. Losing out to Castleford Tigers. The year after was less successful for Farrell though, after a poor series of results including a club record defeat by the Hull Kingston Rovers, "Faz" eventually lost his job.

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  2. 1 2 "EnglandStatistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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  4. "Black History Month: Looking back on 5 players who helped to shape Widnes' history". October 2023.