Tyrone McCarthy

Tyrone McCarthy (born 21 April 1989) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or loose forward for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.

Tyrone McCarthy
Personal information
Born (1989-04-21) 21 April 1989
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–13 Warrington Wolves 43 3 0 0 12
2010(loan) → Leigh Centurions 18 6 0 0 24
2011(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 7 1 0 0 4
2013(loan) → Swinton Lions 11 0 0 0 0
2014 Northern Pride 27 10 0 0 40
2015 Hull Kingston Rovers 30 4 0 0 16
2016–17 St. George Illawarra 2 0 0 0 0
2016(loan) → Illawarra Cutters 20 4 0 0 16
2017(loan) → Illawarra 17 2 0 0 8
2017– Salford Red Devils 55 9 2 0 40
Total 230 39 2 0 160
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009– Ireland 18 4 0 0 8
As of 13 October 2019
Source: [2][3]

He previously played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and on loan from Warrington at the Leigh Centurions and the Swinton Lions in the Championship, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. McCarthy played for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup, before returning to the top flight in Europe with Hull Kingston Rovers. He played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL, spending time with their feeder club Illawarra in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW.[2]

Background

McCarthy was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England, with his family hailing from Clonality, county Cork in Ireland.

Club career

McCarthy made his début in the Super League for the Warrington Wolves on 14 August 2009 against the Wigan Warriors. He played as a substitute in the 2009 Challenge Cup Final in only his third first-team appearance.[4]

McCarthy spent time on loan in the Championship with the Leigh Centurions in 2010 and at fellow Super League club the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2011, making 7 appearances before returning to his parent club.

He scored a try in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[5][6][7][8]

In 2014 he signed for the Queensland Cup side Northern Pride, playing a key role as the Pride won the 2014 Intrust Super Cup, and the inaugural NRL State Championship.

McCarthy returned to the Super League in 2015, signing with the Hull Kingston Rovers. Following a season-ending injury to captain Terry Campese, McCarthy was named as the acting captain for the remainder of the year and led the team out at Wembley Stadium for the 2015 Challenge Cup Final, which Hull Kingston Rovers lost 50-0 to Leeds Rhinos.[9] On 7 September 2015 it was announced that Tyrone McCarthy signed for the St. George Illawarra Dragons on a two-year deal beginning in 2016.[10]

In September 2016, McCarthy was named as a second-row in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[11]

He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final defeat by St. Helens at Old Trafford.[12][13][14]

International career

McCarthy is an Ireland international, having made his début in a victory over Serbia in 2009. He was named Ireland vice-captain in the build-up to the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[15]

References
  1. "Tyrone McCarthy Hull Kingston Rovers". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2015.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Surreal experience for rising Warrington Wolves star Tyrone McCarthy". warringtonguardian.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "Warrington's battered Brett Hodgson recovers to see off Leeds in final". Guardian UK. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. "Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington". Guardian. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. "Leeds Rhinos 18–35 Warrington Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. "Warrington Wolves Are Challenge Cup Winners 2012!". Warrington Wolves Official Site. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  9. "Tyrone McCarthy leads Hull KR against Leeds in Challenge Cup final". theguardian.com. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  10. "Tyrone McCarthy: Hull KR captain to join St George-Illawarra in NRL". BBC Sport. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  11. NSWRL.com.au (26 March 2016). "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  12. "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  13. "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  14. "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
  15. "Finn named Ireland captain for World Cup". nrl.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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