Andrew Farrell
| Full name | Andrew David Farrell OBE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 May 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wigan, Greater Manchester England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 1 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Owen Farrell (son) Sean O'Loughlin (brother-in-law) Liam Farrell (nephew) |
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| Position(s) | Loose forward, Second-row, Stand-off, Prop | ||
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Correct as of 1 November 2006
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1991–2004 | Wigan | 370 | (3135) |
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Correct as of 1 November 2006
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1993–2004 1995–2001 2001–2003 |
Great Britain England Lancashire |
34 11 3 |
(134) (78) (20) |
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Correct as of 13 Sep 2006
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| Position(s) | Inside centre, outside centre, fly-half, flanker | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2005–2009 | Saracens | 28 | (12) |
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Correct as of 2 September 2009
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2007 | England | 8 | (5) |
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Correct as of 28 Sep. 2007
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| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–12 2011–15 2016–present 2016 |
Saracens (Asst. Coach) England (Defence Coach) Ireland (Defence Coach) → Munster (Advisor) |
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Andrew David "Andy" 'Faz' Farrell OBE (born 30 May 1975) is an English former professional dual-code international rugby footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A goal-kicking loose forward in rugby league, he captained the Great Britain team and his club, Wigan Warriors. Farrell made 34 appearances for Great Britain and also represented England in two World Cups. He won six Championships and four Challenge Cups with Wigan, as well as a range of individual awards between 1991 and 2004. Transferring to rugby union, he played for Saracens F.C. from 2005 to 2009 and was selected to represent England on 8 occasions.
Farrell was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester and first played rugby league at age 10 at a summer camp run by Graeme West, Wigan Warriors' captain at the time. Farrell is of Irish descent. After developing with local club Orrell St James, he made his first-team debut for his hometown club Wigan at the age of 16 in 32-8 victory over Keighley in the 1991–92 Regal Trophy match at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 24 November 1991. Also that year his son Owen Farrell was born, he would also go on to become a professional rugby union player.
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