Andy Raleigh

Andy Raleigh

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Personal information
Full name	Andrew James Patrick Raleigh
Born	(1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 Huddersfield, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	16 st 7 lb (105 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004–05	Sheffield Eagles	28	6	0	0	24
2005–06	Hull Kingston Rovers	29	17	0	0	68
2006–11	Huddersfield	132	16	0	0	64
2012–14	Wakefield Trinity	58	7	0	0	28
	Total	247	46	0	0	184
As of 9 May 2014
Source: RLP Profile

Andy Raleigh (born 17 March 1981) is a retired English rugby league player from Huddersfield. He played in Super League for Huddersfield and Wakefield Trinity. He played as a Second-row or as a Prop.

Biography

Andy is from Huddersfield and attended All Saints' RC High School from 1992-1997. Andy Raleigh is the son of Walter Raleigh who worked for many years as a teacher at King James's School, Huddersfield. Walter is a massive supporter of Huddersfield and helped Andy greatly in his rise to being a professional rugby player. Andy was also greatly supported by his mum, Eileen, who was a teacher at Royds Hall High School in Huddersfield, but recently retired. He has an older brother, Nicholas, who is also a good rugby player, but never turned professional.

Club career

He previously played for Sheffield Eagles and Hull Kingston Rovers, winning numerous awards in lower divisions before signing for Huddersfield for the start of the 2006 Super League season.
Andy is from Huddersfield and attended All Saints' RC High School from 1992-1997. Andy Raleigh is the son of Walter Raleigh who worked for many years as a teacher at King James's School, Huddersfield. He is a massive supporter of Huddersfield and helped Andy greatly in his rise to being a professional rugby player. He was also greatly supported by his mum, Eileen, who was a teacher at Royds Hall High School in Huddersfield, but recently retired. He has an older brother, Nicholas, who is also a good rugby player, but never turned professional. Raleigh played for Huddersfield in the 2006 Challenge Cup final at second-row forward against St Helens RFC but the Giants lost 12-42.

(For 2014 Super League season highlights, stats and results click on 2014 Super League season results)

External links

• Huddersfield Giants profile