Andy Forsyth

English rugby union player

Rugby player

Andrew Forsyth

Birth name

Andrew Forsyth

Date of birth

(1990-09-09) 9 September 1990 (age 33)

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

Senior career
Position(s)	Centre/Fullback
Current team	Coventry
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2009-2013 2010-2013 2013-2015 2015-2019 2019 2019-	Leicester Tigers Nottingham Sale Sharks Yorkshire Carnegie Leicester Tigers (loan) Coventry	24 29 23 4 10 0	(10) (40) (17) (10) (10) (0)
Correct as of 27 September 2015
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2006-2007 2009-2010	England U18 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 both Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 level 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 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

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