Tyrone McCarthy

Tyrone McCarthy

Personal information
Full name	Tyrone McCarthy
Born	(1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 35) Warrington, Cheshire, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Weight	14 st 9 lb (93 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–13 Warrington Wolves 43 3 0 0 12 2010(loan) → Leigh Centurions 18 6 0 0 24 2011(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 7 1 0 0 4 2013(loan) → Swinton Lions 11 0 0 0 0 2014 Northern Pride 27 10 0 0 40 2015 Hull Kingston Rovers 31 6 0 0 24 2016–17 St. George Illawarra 2 0 0 0 0 2016(loan) → Illawarra Cutters 20 4 0 0 16 2017(loan) → Illawarra 17 2 0 0 8 2017–20 Salford Red Devils 72 10 2 0 44 2021 Leigh Centurions 12 0 0 0 0 Total 260 42 2 0 172 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–19 Ireland 19 4 0 0 16
Source: [2] [3] As of 17 June 2021

Tyrone McCarthy (born 21 April 1988) is an Ireland international former rugby league footballer who played as a second-row or loose forward for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Super League.

He previously played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and on loan from Warrington at Leigh and the Swinton Lions in the Championship, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. McCarthy played for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup, before returning to the top flight in Europe with Hull Kingston Rovers. He played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL, spending time with their feeder club Illawarra in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. ^[2] He then spent four seasons at the Salford Red Devils in the European Super League.

Background

McCarthy was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England, with his family hailing from Clonality, County Cork, Ireland.

Club career

Warrington Wolves

McCarthy made his début in the Super League for Warrington on 14 August 2009 against Wigan. He played as a substitute in the 2009 Challenge Cup Final in only his third first-team appearance. ^[4]

McCarthy spent time on loan in the Championship with Leigh in 2010 and at fellow Super League club the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2011, making 7 appearances before returning to his parent club.

He scored a try in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds at Wembley Stadium. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Northern Pride

In 2014 he signed for the Queensland Cup side Northern Pride, playing a key role as the Pride won the 2014 Intrust Super Cup, and the inaugural NRL State Championship.

Hull KR

McCarthy returned to the Super League in 2015, signing with the Hull Kingston Rovers. Following a season-ending injury to captain Terry Campese, McCarthy was named as the acting captain for the remainder of the year and led the team out at Wembley Stadium for the 2015 Challenge Cup Final, which Hull Kingston Rovers lost 50–0 to Leeds. ^[9]

St. George Illawarra

Tryone McCarthy lining up for Ireland

On 7 September 2015 it was announced that Tyrone McCarthy signed for the St. George Illawarra Dragons on a two-year deal beginning in 2016. ^[10]

In September 2016, McCarthy was named as a second-row in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year. ^[11]

Salford Red Devils

He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final defeat by St Helens at Old Trafford. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

He played in the 2020 Challenge Cup Final defeat for Salford against Leeds at Wembley Stadium. ^[15]

Leigh Centurions

On 6 February 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leigh in the Super League. ^[16]

International career

McCarthy is an Ireland international, having made his début in a victory over Serbia in 2009. He was named Ireland vice-captain in the build-up to the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. ^[17]

References

1. "Tyrone McCarthy Hull Kingston Rovers". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. "Surreal experience for rising Warrington Wolves star Tyrone McCarthy". warringtonguardian.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. "Warrington's battered Brett Hodgson recovers to see off Leeds in final". Guardian UK. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
6. "Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington". Guardian. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
7. "Leeds Rhinos 18–35 Warrington Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
8. "Warrington Wolves Are Challenge Cup Winners 2012!". Warrington Wolves Official Site. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
9. "Tyrone McCarthy leads Hull KR against Leeds in Challenge Cup final". theguardian.com. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
10. "Tyrone McCarthy: Hull KR captain to join St George-Illawarra in NRL". BBC Sport. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
11. NSWRL.com.au (26 March 2016). "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
12. "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
13. "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
14. "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
15. "Leeds beat Salford 17-16 after Luke Gale lands late winning drop-goal". www.bbc.co.uk.
16. "Tyrone McCarthy: Leigh Centurions sign Ireland back-rower after Salford exit". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
17. "Finn named Ireland captain for World Cup". nrl.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

• Salford profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) Salford Red Devils profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) St. George Illawarra Dragons profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at warringtonwolves.com ^{[ dead link ]}
• SL profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at rlwc2017.com