Andy Lynch
Personal information
Born	October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20) (age 30)
	Leeds, England
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1999–2004	Castleford Tigers	137	17	0	0	68
2005–	Bradford Bulls	138	31	0	0	112
	Total	275	48	0	0	180
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2002–2003	England 'A'	7	2	0	0	8
2003	England	5	0	0	0	0
2007	Great Britain	1	0	0	0	0
As of September 27th, 2009
Source: Rugby League Project

Andy Lynch (born 20 October, 1979) is an English professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for Bradford Bulls of Super League.

[edit] Castleford

Lynch started his career at Castleford Tigers in 1999. In 2003 he was placed in the Super League's 'Dream Team'. In the same year Lynch was also awarded the Tigers Player of the Year award. During his time at Castleford Lynch was also awarded Yorkshire and England honours.

[edit] Bradford Bulls

Lynch signed for Bradford Bulls in 2004, following Castleford's relegation from the Super League. In 2006 he won several club awards for his performances, including Supporters' Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year, BISA Player of the Year and Best Forward of the Year.

[edit] Representative

Lynch won a place in the England 'A' squad for their match against New Zealand and for the South Seas tour at the end of the 2002 season, and the following year was part of the squad that won the European Nations title.

Lynch was called up to the Great Britain Squad in 2006 for the Tri Nations tournament.

In June 2007 Lynch was again called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France ^[1] he was called up for the Great Britain Train on Sqaud for the 2007 test series with New Zealand.

Lynch also played for Northern Union side against All Golds in October 2007.

He has been forced to rule himself out contention for the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup through injury.^[2]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Club career

Year	Club	Apps	Pts	T	G	FG
1999	Castleford Tigers	9	-	-	-	-
2000	Castleford Tigers	20	12	3	-	-
2001	Castleford Tigers	19	-	-	-	-
2002	Castleford Tigers	27	8	2	-	-
2003	Castleford Tigers	26	28	7	-	-
2004	Castleford Tigers	26	12	3	-	-
2005	Bradford Bulls	29	24	6	-	-
2006	Bradford Bulls	30	36	9	-	-
2007	Bradford Bulls	26	24	6	-	-
2008	Bradford Bulls	13	-	-	-	-

[edit] Representative career

Year	Team	Matches	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Points
2002	England 'A'	3	0	0	0
2003	England 'A'	4	2	0	0	8
2004	England	1	0	0	0
2007	Great Britain	1	0	0	0

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bradford Bulls profile
• Andy Lynch International Statistics
• Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk
• Lynch signs new deal with Bulls
• Lynch makes huge strides in Bulls shirt