Andy Platt

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Andy Platt
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Platt
Born (1963-10-09) 9 October 1963 (age 60)
Billinge Higher End, Wigan, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight16 st 10 lb (106 kg)
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982–88 St Helens 185 68 0 1 269
1988–94 Wigan 199 24 0 0 96
1995–96
Auckland Warriors
 		35 0 0 0 0
1995–96 Widnes 13 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Salford City Reds 36 1 0 0 4
1999 Workington Town 20 0 0 0 0
Total 488 93 0 1 369
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1985–93 Great Britain 25 2 0 0 8
1995 England 4 0 0 0 0
19?? Lancashire 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1999 Workington Town 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Andrew Platt (born 9 October 1963) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop and second-row forward in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Auckland Warriors
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Background

Andy Platt was born in

Billinge Higher End, Wigan, England

Playing career

St Helens

He started his professional career at

Leigh in a league match during the 1982–83 season.[4]

Platt played

1984 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan
on Sunday 28 October 1984.

Platt played

1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan
on Saturday 9 January 1988.

Wigan

In September 1988, Platt was signed by Wigan for a club record fee of £140,000.[5] He was part of the team that dominated British rugby league football in the early 1990s. During the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season, Platt played for defending champions Wigan at prop forward in their 1991 World Club Challenge victory against the visiting Penrith.

During the

Man of Steel Award
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Platt played

1992 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1992–93 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 18 October 1992.[7]

Platt played

1993–94 Regal Trophy Final during the 1993–94 season at Elland Road, Leeds
on Saturday 22 January 1994.

Auckland Warriors

In 1994 Platt signed with the new

Australian Rugby League, following John Monie, Dean Bell, Denis Betts and Frano Botica, but did not appear in the club's first ever game due to a knee injury.[10] He spent two seasons with Auckland, but briefly returned to England after the first year to play for Widnes during the 1995–96 season.[11]

Later career

Platt returned to England with Salford in 1997. He was appointed as captain in May 1997.[12] He finished his career at Workington Town as a player-coach in 1999.[13]

International career

Platt represented

1992 Lions tour while at Wigan. He was named man-of-the-match in the tourists' victory over Australia in the second Test of the 1992 Ashes
series.

He represented England at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Platt became one of only two players to win England caps whilst at the Auckland Warriors, whilst Denis Betts is the only player to win both England and Great Britain caps whilst at the Auckland Warriors. He was selected to play for in the tournament's final at prop forward but Australia won the match and retained the Cup.

Personal life

Platt moved to Australia after ending his playing career. His son, Jon, played rugby league for several clubs in the Queensland Cup.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Andy Platt". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ISBN 978-0-356-09729-9
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  4. ^ "Andy Platt". Saints Heritage Society. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ProQuest 186954885
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  6. ^ "1988–1989 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ "1992–1993 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ^ "13th January 1990: Wigan 24 Halifax 12 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ^ "23rd January 1993: Bradford 8 Wigan 15 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Rugby League Heroes: Andy Platt". Total Rugby League. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  11. ^ Hadfield, Dave (31 August 1995). "Chemics entice Platt home". The Independent. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  12. ^ Hadfield, Dave (20 May 1997). "Rugby League: Widnes go West in search for survival". The Independent. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  13. ^ Hadfield, Dave (7 February 1999). "Rugby League: Platt hoping to work a miracle". The Independent. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Platt shaping his own future". The Courier Mail. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

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