Tyson Andrews

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Tyson Andrews
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Andrews playing for the Sea Eagles in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1990-02-06) 6 February 1990 (age 34)
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014 Manly Warringah 4 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 26 December 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Tyson Andrews (born 6 February 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He plays at prop and previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.

Background

Born in Maitland, New South Wales, Andrews is of Indigenous Australian descent and moved to Queensland at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for the Maroochydore Swans, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

Playing career

In 2008 and 2009, Andrews played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team.[1]

In 2010, Andrews quit rugby league and pursued boxing. He won the Australian heavyweight amateur title.[2]

In 2011, Andrews moved to Mackay, Queensland to play for Wests, a local team. He was then brought into the squad of Queensland Cup team Mackay Cutters after impressing their coaching staff.[2]

In June 2013, Andrews signed a 2-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2014.[3]

In Round 18 of the 2014 NRL season, Andrews made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles against the Wests Tigers.[4]

On 13 February 2015, Andrews played for the Indigenous All Stars against the NRL All Stars in the annual All Stars match.[5]

References

  1. [1] Archived 16 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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