Andrew Farrar

Andrew Farrar

Andrew Farrar in February 2012
Personal information
Born	(1962-05-17) 17 May 1962 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1981–90	Canterbury Bulldogs	186	39	34	1	224
1991–92	Western Suburbs	43	7	0	2	30
1992–93	Wigan	38	13	0	0	52
1994	Illawarra Steelers	22	3	0	0	12
	Total	289	62	34	3	318
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1987–91	Country Origin	5	2	0	0	8
1984–90	New South Wales	7	3	0	0	12
1988	Australia	1	0	0	0	0
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1997–98	Illawarra Steelers	47	21	4	22	45
2000–02	St. George Illawarra Dragons	59	25	5	29	42
	Total	106	46	9	51	43
As of 26 June 2009
Source: RLP

Andrew Farrar is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies, Wigan Warriors and Illawarra Steelers. Farrar also played for New South Wales in the State of Origin on several occasions and played for Australia in the 1988 World Cup Final. As a coach he worked with the Illawarra Steelers, the St George Illawarra Dragons and Wigan Warriors.

Playing career

While attending Cowra High School, Farrar played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1979.^[1] Farrar played the majority of his career at Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs, enjoying 11 seasons at the Bulldogs. He played his first match for the club in 1981, and finished up in 1990. In that time he played in 186 first grade matches for the club. In 1991, he joined the Western Suburbs Magpies, staying there for two years.

England

In late 1992, he went to England to play for the Wigan club. Farrar played Centre, in Wigan's 5-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1992 Lancashire Cup final during the 1992–93 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 18 October 1992.^[2] Andrew Farrar played Centre, i.e. number 4, in the 15-8 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1992–93 Regal Trophy final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1993.^[3]

In 1994, he returned to Australia, and played his final season for the Illawarra Steelers.

Coaching career

Farrar became coach for the Illawarra Steelers in 1997. He was coach for the club for two seasons. In 1999, the Steelers merged with the St George Dragons to become a new entity - the St George Illawarra Dragons. In 1999 and the first half of 2000, he was the assistant coach of the club. He then became head coach (in mid-2000)until 2002.

Farrar returned to Canterbury in 2008 when he was elected to the Board of Directors at the Bulldogs Annual General Meeting on 17 February.

References

Sources

• Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1. 

External links

• Profile at Wigan Warriors