Personal information
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Full name | Liam Matthew Farrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wigan, England, UK |
2 July 1990 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 9 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam Farrell (born 2 July 1990) is an English rugby league player. He currently plays for Wigan and England as a second-row or loose forward. His younger brother Connor Farrell also plays for Wigan. He is a distant cousin of former Wigan captain Andy Farrell.
Farrell started the 2010 season on a dual registration loan at Widnes. He made a try scoring home début against Barrow. Wigan Head Coach Michael Maguire gave Farrell his Wigan first team début in the victory over Wakefield Trinity on 5 April, coming off the bench and scoring a try.
He played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final for Wigan coming away with a victory.
Farrell played from the substitutes' bench in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds.
Farrell played in the Rugby League World Cup warm up match v Italy at Salford on 19 October 2013 when England were beaten 15 -14, and should figure for England in the Rugby League World Cup matches in October & November 2013.
Farrell played for England in the 2014 Four Nations. He featured in all of England's tournament games and also scored his first international try for England in the opening game against Samoa.
In October 2015, Farrell was selected in the England team for their test series against New Zealand. Before the series began England played a test match against France. Farrell scored a try in England's rout of their opponents.