Andy Haigh
English rugby league footballer
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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, as a fullback, wing, centre, second-row or lock.[1][2]
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| Full name | Andrew Haigh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1975 Warrington, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
