Andy Haigh
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Haigh
Born (1975-09-03) 3 September 1975
Warrington, England
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–98 St. Helens 89 27 0 0 108
Source: [1]

Andy Haigh (born 3 September 1975) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played at club level in the Championship First Division and the Super League for St. Helens (Heritage № 1046), as a fullback, wing, centre, second-row or lock.[1][2]

Background

Haigh was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England. He retired after a knee injury cut a promising career short. He remained in rugby league as a strength and conditioning coach working with Wigan RLFC, Widnes RLFC and Salford RLFC. He now works in the medical devices industry.

Playing career

Andy Haigh played right -centre, i St. Helens' 32-22 victory over the Bradford Bulls in the 1997 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1997, in front of a crowd of 78,022.[3] After retiring from Rugby Andy took up a career in strength and conditioning, where he worked for Wigan RLFC, Widnes RLFC and Salford RLFC. Andy left professional sport in 2011 to start a new career in medical devices.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. "Profile at saints.org.uk". saints.org.uk. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. Hadfield, Dave (3 May 1997). "Rugby League: Bradford have the hunger". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
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