Andy Hay (rugby league) explained

Andy Hay
Fullname:Andrew Hay
Height:6feet
Weight:13st
Retired:yes
Birth Date:1973 11, df=y
Birth Place:Airedale, Castleford, England
Club1:Castleford Tigers
Year1start:1990
Year1end:95
Appearances1:75
Tries1:18
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:72
Club2:Sheffield Eagles
Year2start:1995
Year2end:97
Appearances2:38
Tries2:11
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:44
Club3:Leeds Rhinos
Year3start:1997
Year3end:02
Appearances3:165
Tries3:50
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:200
Club4:Widnes Vikings
Year4start:2003
Year4end:04
Appearances4:56
Tries4:8
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:32
Club5:Doncaster Lakers
Year5start:2005
Appearances5:19
Tries5:5
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:20
Teama:Emerging England
Yearastart:1998
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:1
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:4
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:2000
Appearancesb:3
Triesb:2
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:8
Teamc:Yorkshire
Coachyear1start:2014
Coachyear1end:15
Coachgames1:41
Coachwins1:27
Coachdraws1:1
Coachlosses1:13
Updated:16 May 2014
Source:[1] [2] [3]

Andrew Hay (born 5 November 1973) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and has coached in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Emerging England, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for the Castleford Tigers, Sheffield Eagles, Leeds Rhinos, Widnes Vikings and the Doncaster Lakers[4] [1] and has coached at club level for the Castleford Tigers (Assistant Coach under Terry Matterson (2005–11)), Hull F.C. (Assistant Coach under Peter Gentle (2012–13)), Salford Red Devils (assistant coach) and Featherstone Rovers.

Background

Andy Hay was born in Airedale, Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Andy Hay appeared as a substitute (replacing Grant Anderson on 63-minutes) in Castleford Tigers' 33–2 victory over Wigan in the 1993–94 Regal Trophy Final during the 1993–94 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1994.[5]

Hay played for Leeds from the substitute bench in their 1998 Super League Grand Final loss to Wigan. Hay was an England international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, scoring two tries in consecutive games against Russia and Fiji respectively.[2]

Coaching career

On 16 May 2014, he left the assistant coach role at the Salford Red Devils to take up the head coach role at Kingstone Press Championship club Featherstone Rovers.[3] [6] [7]

On 25 Aug 2021 it was announced by Rugby League Deutschland that Andy had been appointed as their new performance director[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031624/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Andy&submit=Go&c=England. dead. 18 April 2018. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Statistics at robterrace.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224232639/http://robterrace.com/dons/player.php?PID=907. dead. 24 February 2018. robterrace.com. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Wigan 2 – 33 Castleford. thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727175348/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/viewreport.php?page=report&id=775. 27 July 2011. dead.
  6. Web site: Hay leaves Salford for Rovers post. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121427/http://superleague.co.uk/article/30220/hay-leaves-salford-for-rovers. dead. 17 May 2014. Superleague.co.uk. 16 May 2014. 4 October 2015.
  7. Web site: Super League: Andy Hay leaves Salford to take over at Featherstone Rovers | Rugby League News. Sky Sports. 16 May 2014. 4 October 2015.
  8. Web site: Love Rugby League. 25 Aug 2021. 25 Aug 2021. Former Great Britain international Andy Hay links up with Germany.