Andrew Wynyard

Andrew Wynyard
Personal information
Born (1973-02-14) 14 February 1973 (age 51)
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–00 London Broncos 40 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999 New Zealand Māori 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP

Andrew Wynyard (born 14 February 1973) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former player who played professionally in England and Australia.

Playing career

He played for the Bundaberg Grizzlies in the 1998 Queensland Cup.[1]

Wynyard started his professional career with the St. George Illawarra Dragons before being signed by the London Broncos midway through the 1999 season.[2] That same year, Wynyard was selected to represent New Zealand Māori against Great Britain.[3]

Between 1999 and 2000 Wynyard played 40 Super League matches for the Broncos, before returning to Australia. In 2001 Wynyard joined the Redcliffe Dolphins and went on to play 67 matches for the Dolphins in the Queensland Cup, scoring 14 tries, and being part of champion sides in 2002 and 2003.[4] Wynyard represented the Queensland Residents in 2001.[5]

Wynyard became the Dolphins Colts assistant coach in 2008 before coaching the FOGS Cup side in 2009.[6]

Andrew Wynyard is currently the Head Coach for the Brighton Roosters BRL A Grade team which competes in the CAOS BRL Premier A Grade Brisbane Rugby League (2001) competition as a direct feeder team to the Redcliffe Dolphins Host Plus Cup Statewide Side.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Round 19: July 25, 26" Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine queensland.rleague.com
  2. ^ Broncos go for Wynyard[dead link‍] The Evening Standard, 14 May 1999
  3. ^ Jessup, Peter (3 November 1999). "Rugby League: It's a different world for Maori". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  4. ^ Andrew Wynyard stats redcliffedolphins.com.au
  5. ^ Andrew Wynyard biography Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine redcliffedolphins.com.au
  6. ^ First-year success for Dolphin coach Andrew Wynyard Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Redcliffe & Bayside Herald, 13 July 2009