Andrew Leeds
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Full name | Andrew Jacob Leeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Full Back | 19 September 1965||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 31 March 2010 |
Andrew Leeds (born 19 September 1964) is an Australian former
Playing career
Leeds played junior rugby union with the Northmead club, Merrylands JRU and James Ruse Agricultural High School.[2]
Joining the
Converting to rugby league, Leeds joined the Parramatta Eels for the 1989 season. He spent 3 years with the Eels, but failed to perform when played at centre or five-eighth. After a year spent with the Penrith Panthers, Leeds joined Wests from 1993 onwards.
Leeds was a player with deceptive pace and skill. He was "safe, reliable and a match-winner with the boot."[3] He scored over 500 points for the Magpies, often in under-performing teams, before announcing his retirement in 1999. He is the fourth highest point-scorer for the club.
In 1997 Leeds returned to rugby union with England's Leicester Tigers, then coached by Bob Dwyer, he played 6 games for the club including 4 games in Premiership Rugby.[4]
Leeds later joined the
References
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Andrew Leeds - Power Leeds". onthisdayinsport.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
- ^ "Andrew Leeds ESPN profile". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ John Macdonald (22 April 2009). "Leeds Loves It". Parramatta Sun. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ Wayne Cousins. "Severe injury list not lost on Andrew Leeds". weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
Sources
- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.