Andy Forsyth

Andrew Forsyth (born 9 September 1990) is an English rugby union footballer, from Clayton West, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.[1] He attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Wakefield. He plays as both a centre and fullback. He has represented England at both Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 level and played for Leicester Tigers as part of their rugby academy squad. He is one of the brightest young rugby talents in the United Kingdom, despite being diabetic.[2]

Andrew Forsyth
Birth nameAndrew Forsyth
Date of birth (1990-09-09) 9 September 1990
Place of birthClayton West, Yorkshire, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
SchoolQEGS Wakefield
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre/Fullback
Current team Coventry
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009-2013
2010-2013
2013-2015
2015-2019
2019
2019-		 Leicester Tigers
Nottingham
Sale Sharks
Yorkshire Carnegie
Leicester Tigers (loan)
Coventry		 24
29
23
4
10
0		 (10)
(40)
(17)
(10)
(10)
(0)
Correct as of 27 September 2015
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006-2007
2009-2010		 England U18
England U20

Forsyth made his first team debut for Tigers from the bench against Northampton Saints in October 2009. He started at centre in the game against South Africa in November 2009.

After stints at Sale and Yorkshire Carnegie, Forsyth signed for Coventry. The Championship club confirmed he would be loaned to Leicester as cover during the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) England rugby site
  2. Daily Mail
  3. "Forsyth returns on loan from Coventry". Leicester Tigers. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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