Andy Currier

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Andy Currier
Personal information
Full nameAndrew S. Currier
Born (1966-04-08) 8 April 1966 (age 58)
Widnes, Cheshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–93 Widnes 238 112 201 1 851
1989–90 Balmain Tigers 23 10 68 0 176
1994–95 Featherstone Rovers 11 3 1 0 14
1995–97 Warrington 19 7 0 0 28
1996 South Wales 22 14 0 0 56
1997 Workington Town 5 4 0 0 16
1997 Widnes Vikings 9 6 0 0 24
Total 327 156 270 1 1165
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–93 Great Britain 2 0 6 0 12
1988–91 Lancashire 2 2 0 0 8
1988 GB tour games 5 3 5 0 22
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–00
London Welsh
2000–?? Worcester
Total 0 0 0 0 0

Andrew S. Currier is an English former professional

goal-kicking centre, he played most of his club rugby with English club Widnes as well as stints with Featherstone Rovers and the Australian team Balmain Tigers.[6] At the time of his retirement, he was co-holder of the Widnes club record for most points in a match, with 34. He played out the last years of his career with English rugby union
teams.

Playing career

Club career

Currier began his professional career with Widnes, signing from Halton Hornets in July 1983.[7] He later helped them to consecutive championships in 1988 and 1989, and then to victory in the 1989 World Club Challenge.

Currier moved to Australia to play with Sydney club, the

NSWRL 1990 season
, Currier returned to England to continue playing for Widnes

Currier played right-

1990 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Central Park, Wigan
on Saturday 29 September 1990.

Currier played right-

1993 Challenge Cup
Final.

At the end of that season he was purchased by Featherstone Rovers for a club record fee of £150,000,[9] but missed the entire 1993–94 season after suffering a knee injury during a pre-season friendly.[10] He later played for Warrington[11] and South Wales[12] before ending his rugby league career with his original club, Widnes.

Currier also played

London Welsh[13] and Worcester[14]
following his retirement from rugby league.

Representative career

During the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour, Currier was flown to Australia as a replacement for the injured Garry Schofield.[15] He made his Test debut in 1989 against New Zealand, and received one further cap in 1993 against France.[16]

Personal life

Currier's father, Harry Currier, founded the Widnes-based amateur rugby league club, Halton Simms Cross.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Player Summary: Andy Currier". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistics at 203.166.101.37". 203.166.101.37. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  4. ^ Rothmans RL Yearbooks
  5. ^ "Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Statistics at yesterdayshero.com.au". yesterdayshero.com.au. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. ISBN 978-0-356-10450-8
    .
  8. ^ "7th January 1989: Wigan 12 Widnes 6 (John Player Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Sporting Digest: Rugby League". The Independent. 12 August 1993. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Currier, Andy". fevarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4
    .
  13. ^ "clubs.rfu.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011.
  14. ^ "Simply the best". Worcester News. 8 January 2000. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  15. ProQuest 186880227
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  16. ^ "Rugby League: Currier back in favour for Britain". The Independent. 23 February 1993. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Bold Halton happy to come out for hiding". The Times. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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