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Born | 12 July 1943 80) Leigh, Lancashire, England | (age|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colin Tyrer is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a goal-kicking fullback for Leigh, Wigan, Barrow and Hull Kingston Rovers, and also made three representative appearances for Lancashire.
Colin Tyrer played right wing and scored a 2-goals in Leigh's 4-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1963 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 26 October 1963.
Tyrer played fullback, and scored a 2-goals in Wigan's 7–4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968. [4]
Tyrer played in Wigan's 2-7 defeat by Castleford in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970. [5] Tyrer kicked a penalty early in the game, but was forced to leave the game following a collision with Castleford scrum-half Keith Hepworth, leaving Tyrer with a broken jaw. [6] He was replaced by Cliff Hill, and was the first ever player to be substituted in a Challenge Cup final. [7]
He played fullback, and scored a 3-goals in Wigan's 15-8 victory over Widnes in the 1971 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 28 August 1971. [8]
Colin Tyrer is the father of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s for Wigan, Oldham and Whitehaven; Sean Tyrer, and the rugby league footballer; Christian Tyrer.
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