Johnny Lawless

John "Johnny" Lawless (born 3 November 1974) is a rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England,[2] and Ireland, and at club level for Halifax (two spells), Sheffield Eagles and Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants.[1]

Johnny Lawless
Personal information
Full nameJohn Lawless
Born (1974-11-03) 3 November 1974
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992–95 Halifax
1995–99 Sheffield Eagles
2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants 26 3 0 0 12
2001–03 Halifax 79 12 0 0 48
Total 105 15 0 0 60
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996 England 2 0 0 0 0
1998–01 Ireland 8 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]

Club career

Lawless started his career at Halifax, making his début in 1992.[3] He joined Sheffield Eagles in 1995.[4] Lawless played hooker in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.

After spending the season with Huddersfield following the club's merger with Sheffield, Lawless returned to Halifax in 2000.[3] He retired in January 2004.[5] Since retirement, Johnny has gone on to found, with his colleague, the Minds Matter Charity, dealing with the stigma of mental health in men and advocating for Mental health Practitioners to be utilised in Healthcare and Social settings in a similar way to First Aiders are utilised. Along with his Colleague, Johnny has presented across Britain to both healthcare and non-healthcare establishments.

Representative career

Lawless was an Ireland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. Whalley, John (29 December 2000). "Lawless back at Halifax". Telgraph. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. "Rugby League: Sheffield swoop for Lawless". The Independent. 4 July 1995. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. "Experienced Bloem is new Fax skipper". Halifax Courier. 12 January 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2014.


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