England international rugby league footballer and coach
Andy Kelly Full name Andrew Kelly Born (1960-11-08 ) 8 November 1960 (age 64) Wakefield , West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandHeight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 17 st 4 lb (110 kg) Position Second-row
Relatives Neil Kelly (brother)Richard Kelly (brother)
Andy Kelly (born 8 November 1960), also known by the nicknames of "Boot" , and "Big Andy" , is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for England , and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (two spells) (captain ), Hull Kingston Rovers and the Illawarra Steelers (unused substitute in the 24-8 victory over Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Endeavour Field , Sydney on Sunday 24 June 1984), as a second-row ,[ 1] and has coached at representative level for Ireland , and at club level for Wakefield Trinity/Wakefield Trinity Wildcats , Gateshead Thunder , Featherstone Rovers and the Dewsbury Rams .[ 2]
Background
Andy Kelly was born in Wakefield , West Riding of Yorkshire , England.
Playing career
Hull Kingston Rovers
Kelly coaching Ireland at the 2008 RLWC
Kelly played at second-row in Hull Kingston Rovers ' 12–29 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1984–85 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park , Kingston upon Hull , on Saturday 27 October 1984, appeared as a substitute (replacing Second-row Phil Hogan ) in the 22–18 victory over Castleford in the 1985–86 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Headingley , Leeds , on Sunday 27 October 1985.[citation needed ]
Kelly played at second-row in Hull Kingston Rovers ' 8–11 defeat by Wigan in the 1985–86 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1985–86 season at Elland Road , Leeds on Saturday 11 January 1986.[ 4]
Kelly played at second-row in Hull Kingston Rovers ' 14–15 defeat by Castleford in the 1985–86 Challenge Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Wembley Stadium , London, on Saturday 3 May 1986, in front of a crowd of 82,134.[citation needed ]
Wakefield Trinity
Kelly played at second-row and was captain in Wakefield Trinity 's 8–11 defeat by Castleford in the 1990–91 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Elland Road , Leeds , on Sunday 23 September 1990.
During his time at Wakefield Trinity he scored fifteen 3-point tries and, fifteen 4-point tries.
International honours
Andy Kelly won a cap for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1984 against Wales.
Honours
England International - 1984
RL Championship Winner - 1983/84 & 1984/85
Yorkshire Cup Winner - 1985/86
JPS Trophy R-Up - 1985/86
Premiership Trophy R-Up - 1984/85
Yorkshire Cup R-Up - 1984/85
Coaching career
He is the former head coach of the Ireland national rugby league team having coached them for over 11 years.[ 5]
He is the former coach of Dewsbury Rams ,[ 6] Wakefield Trinity/Wakefield Trinity Wildcats ,[ 7] Featherstone Rovers ,[ 8] and Gateshead .
In December 2013, Kelly was appointed as Head of Youth Performance at Huddersfield Giants .[ 9] He temporarily coached the senior team in 2016, following the departure of Paul Anderson .[ 10] In 2019, he took on an additional role at the club as Rugby Manager.[ 11]
Kelly was appointed as coach of the England Academy team in 2015.[ 12] He was replaced by Lee Briers in 2017.[ 13]
Personal life
Andy Kelly is one of three brothers to have played professional Rugby league ; Neil Kelly played for Wakefield Trinity , Dewsbury Rams , Hunslet and Featherstone Rovers and Richard Kelly played for Wakefield Trinity and Dewsbury Rams during the 1980s and 1990s.[ 14]
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Coaching positions
Featherstone Rovers coaches
Huddersfield Giants coaches
Ireland national rugby league team coaches
Newcastle Thunder coaches
Gateshead Thunder Newcastle Thunder
Wakefield Trinity coaches