Luke Ambler

Luke Ambler
Personal information
Born (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 15 st 13 lb (101 kg) [1]
Position Prop, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 Salford City Reds 1 1 0 0 4
2009–12 Leeds Rhinos 10 1 0 0 4
2009(loan) →York City Knights 3 1 0 0 4
2011(loan) → Harlequins RL 24 1 0 0 4
2012–17 Halifax 141 32 0 0 128
Total 179 36 0 0 144
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–17 Ireland 16 6 0 0 24
Source: [2][3]

Luke Ambler (born 18 December 1989}[4]) is an Irish former international rugby league footballer for most recently played for Halifax in the Championship. His usual position was as a prop.[5]

Ambler made his full début with Salford in August 2008.[5] In December of the same year, following the expiry of his contract with the Reds, he signed on for a two-year contract with Leeds.[4] He played for Harlequins during the 2011 Super League season, and moved to Halifax in 2012. Ambler made his Ireland début against Serbia in 2009. He was named to the Ireland squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Luke played in the 2014, and 2015 European Cup tournaments. In 2016, he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[6]

In the summer of 2016, Luke founded the Andy Man Club and has become an ambassador for suicide prevention.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Harlequins Rugby League". web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. ↑ RLP
  3. ↑ Love Rugby League
  4. 1 2 Barker, Neil (17 December 2008). "Why Salford let Ambler go". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  5. 1 2 Metcalfe, John (21 August 2008). "Prop Luke handed first start". Halifax Evening Courier. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Don't be a caveman - open up about your problems, says grieving Luke Ambler whose brother in law committed suicide". Brief Report. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.


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