Andrew Scott Coley (born 7 July 1978) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop and second-row forward in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Great Britain and England international forward, he played in the Super League for the Salford City Reds and the Wigan Warriors.[3]
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| Full name | Andrew Scott Coley[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1978 Warrington, Cheshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 5 lb (104 kg) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editEarly career
editBorn in Warrington, Coley began playing rugby league for local amateur side Laporte ARL.[7]
Swinton Lions
editHe turned professional in 1997, joining the Swinton Lions.
In March 2000, Coley suffered a cruciate ligament injury, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[8]
Salford City Reds
editIn 2001, Coley signed for Salford City Reds as a second-row prior to the 2001's Super League VI, but subsequently moved up into the front row. Coley impressed in his first season at the club, and was rewarded with a new four-year contract.[9] He required another knee operation at the end of the year, which ruled him out of the first few months of the 2002 season.[10]
In 2004, Coley signed a new three-year contract with Salford.[11]
Coley agreed a deal to join Wigan Warriors in September 2007 from Salford City Reds who were relegated in the 2007 Super League season.[12]
Wigan Warriors
editColey was first team prop at the Wigan Warriors since his arrival.
He played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford.[13]
Coley played as a prop forward in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[14][15] Shortly before the final, Coley announced he would be retiring from rugby league at the end of the 2011 season.[16]
Representative career
editColey's first representative honours came in 2001 when he represented Lancashire.
In 2004, he was selected for England during their victorious European Nations Cup campaign, scoring a hat trick of tries on his England début against Russia.
In 2006, he received his first call-up for Great Britain when he was selected for the 2006 Tri Nations. He appeared as a substitute in a warm-up game against Newcastle,[17] but did not feature in any Test matches during the tournament. In June 2007, Coley won his first and only cap for Great Britain in a 42–14 win against France.[18]
Post-playing career
editColey is a qualified quantity surveyor, and became Operations Director of a company in the construction industry.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Andrew Scott Coley". Companies House. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Wigan Warriiors Player Profile Andy Coley". web page. wiganwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Andy Coley". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Andy Coley Factfile". Wigan Warriors. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Lions bid to bounce back". Lancashire Telegraph. 31 March 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Sporting Digest: Rugby League". The Independent. 8 May 2001. p. 23 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Coley faces lengthy layoff". Salford Advertiser. 19 December 2001 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Coley sticks with Reds". BBC Sport. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Wigan snap up Coley from Salford". BBC Sport. 6 September 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Wilson, Andy (2 October 2010). "Wigan turn St Helens into sinners with Super League Grand Final win". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Scott, Ged (27 August 2011). "Leeds 18-28 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Andy (27 August 2011). "Leeds Rhinos 18-28 Wigan Warriors – Challenge Cup final match report". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Wigan prop Andy Coley to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Peacock avoids warm-up red". The Guardian. 21 October 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Great Britain 42-14 France". BBC Sport. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Our People". Greenmount Projects. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Wigan Warriors profile
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com