Andy Forsyth

Andrew Forsyth

Birth name	Andrew Forsyth
Date of birth	(1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Clayton West, Yorkshire, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
School	QEGS Wakefield
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre/Fullback Current team Coventry Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009-2013 Leicester Tigers 24 (10) 2010-2013 Nottingham 29 (40) 2013-2015 Sale Sharks 23 (17) 2015-2019 Yorkshire Carnegie 4 (10) 2019 Leicester Tigers (loan) 10 (10) 2019- Coventry 0 (0) Correct as of 27 September 2015 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006-2007 England U18 2009-2010 England U20

Andrew Forsyth (born 9 September 1990) is a retired English rugby union footballer, from Clayton West, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.^[1]

Education and career

He attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield. He plays as both a centre and fullback. He has represented England at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 levels 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.^{[citation needed]}

Forsyth made his first team debut for the Tigers from the bench against Northampton Saints in October 2009. He started at centre in the game against South Africa in November 2009.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

However, after not fulfilling his potential, he now works at Abaco Insurance Brokers as an Account Executive.

References

1. "England Rugby - Andrew Forsyth - England u18s". Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-23. England rugby site
2. "Forsyth returns on loan from Coventry". Leicester Tigers. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

External links

• Tigers profile