Andrew Dixon (rugby league)

Andrew Dixon (born 28 February 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or loose forward for the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Super League.

Andrew Dixon
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Dixon
Born (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg) [1]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–12 St Helens 67 13 0 0 52
2013–14 Salford Red Devils 37 8 0 0 32
2015–16 Leigh Centurions 38 9 0 0 36
2017– Toronto Wolfpack 41 15 0 0 60
Total 183 45 0 0 180
As of 9 October 2018
Source: [2][3]

He previously played for St Helens and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and the Leigh Centurions in the Championship.[4]

Background

Dixon was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.

Club career

Dixon attended St Gregory's RC High School in Warrington. He signed for St. Helens as a junior from local amateur team Blackbrook Royals.

Dixon was added to St Helens' Super League squad in 2008, but did not feature for the first team that season. He made his Super League début for St Helens in February 2009 in a narrow defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers. Dixon went on to make 67 appearances for St Helens between 2009 and 2012, scoring a try in the 2010 Super League Grand Final.

He played in the 2011 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[5][6]

Dixon joined Salford Red Devils for the 2013 Super League season. He played for the club for two seasons, making a total of 37 appearances before joining Leigh Centurions in the Championship for the start of the 2015 season. While at Leigh, Dixon won the 2015 and 2016 Championship titles, and helped Leigh gain promotion to Super League via the 2016 Super 8s.

In August 2016 it was announced that Dixon would be joining Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season in 2017.

References
  1. "Meet the Teams First Team Players". web page. Saints RFC. 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. "Super League: Andrew Dixon departs Salford for Leigh". SkySports.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  5. "Leeds claim Grand Final glory as inspired Rob Burrow sinks St Helens". Guardian. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. "St Helens 16 Leeds 32". Daily Telegraph. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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