Johnny Lawless

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Johnny Lawless
Personal information
Full nameJohn Lawless
Born (1974-11-03) 3 November 1974 (age 47)
Playing information
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1992–95 Halifax
1995–99 Sheffield Eagles
2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants 2630012
2001–03 Halifax 79120048
Total105150060
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1996 England 20000
1998–01 Ireland 81004
Source: [1] [2]

John "Johnny" Lawless (born 3 November 1974) is a rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, [2] and Ireland, and at club level for Halifax (two spells), Sheffield Eagles and Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants. [1]

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Club career

Lawless started his career at Halifax, making his début in 1992. [3] He joined Sheffield Eagles in 1995. [4] Lawless played hooker in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.

After spending the season with Huddersfield following the club's merger with Sheffield, Lawless returned to Halifax in 2000. [3] He retired in January 2004. [5] Since retirement, Johnny has gone on to found, Minds Matter, a company who delivers Mental Health First Aid training, the company's main aims are to spread Mental Health Awareness and reduce Stigma. Along with his Colleague, Johnny has presented across Britain to both healthcare and non-healthcare establishments.

Representative career

Lawless was an Ireland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 Whalley, John (29 December 2000). "Lawless back at Halifax". Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. "Rugby League: Sheffield swoop for Lawless" . The Independent. 4 July 1995. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. "Experienced Bloem is new Fax skipper". Halifax Courier. 12 January 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2014.