Andrew Farrar

Andrew Farrar

Andrew Farrar in February 2012
Personal information
Born	(1962-05-17) 17 May 1962 (age 54) 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.

While attending Cowra High School, Farrar played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1979. 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.

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 County Cup Final during the 1992–93 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 18 October 1992. 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.