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Tyson Andrews

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Tyson Andrews
Andrews playing for the Sea Eagles in 2014.
Personal information
Full nameTyson Andrews
Born (1990-02-06) 6 February 1990 (age 34)
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014 Manly Sea Eagles 4 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 18 June 2024

Tyson Andrews (born 6 February 1990) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played as a prop. He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League and last played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup.

Background

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Born in Maitland, New South Wales, Andrews is of Indigenous Australian descent and moved to Queensland at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for the Maroochydore Swans, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

Playing career

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In 2008 and 2009, Andrews played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team.[1]

In 2010, Andrews quit rugby league and pursued boxing. He won the Australian heavyweight amateur title.[2]

In 2011, Andrews moved to Mackay, Queensland to play for Wests, a local team. He was then brought into the squad of Queensland Cup team Mackay Cutters after impressing their coaching staff.[2]

In June 2013, Andrews signed a two-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2014.[3]

In round 18 of the 2014 NRL season, Andrews made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles against the Wests Tigers.[4]

On 13 February 2015, Andrews played for the Indigenous All Stars against the NRL All Stars in the annual All Stars match. In 2016, Andrews played for Redcliffe in the Queensland Cup.[5]

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 16 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Former Boxer Tyson Andrews Set To Add Punch To Depleted Manly Sea Eagles Forward Pack". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Tyson Andrews gets signed with Manly and divides family members | Mackay Daily Mercury". Dailymercury.com.au. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ^ "LATE MAIL: DCE fit for Tigers clash". Seaeagles.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Final All Stars teams announced". NRL.com. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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