Andy Kyriacou

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Andy Kyriacou
Personal information
Full name Andy Kyriacou
Date of birth January 4 1983 ( 1983-01-04) (age 25)
Place of birth Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 16 st 7 lbs (105 kg)
Nickname Kyri
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Hooker
Clubs Caps (points)
2004-
2006-07 (loan)
2003-04
2003-04		 Saracens
Munster Rugby
Sale Sharks
Leeds Tykes		 28 (5)
National team(s)    
2004 England U21

Andy Kyriacou (born 4 January 1983 in Liverpool) is a rugby union footballer who plays at hooker for Saracens. He has also represented Leeds Carnegie (then Leeds Tykes), Sale Sharks as well as appearing for Munster Rugby on loan. On the international stage he has represented England at Under 21 level.

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[edit] Early life

Kriacou was born born 4 January 1983 in Liverpool, England.

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Sale Sharks/Leeds Tykes 2003-04

Kyriacou's first senior season in top flight English rugby saw him appear for both Sale Sharks and Leeds Tykes (now Leeds Carnegie]], including a debut appearance in the Zurich Premiership[1].

More recognition came at the international level in 2004, when Kyriacou was part of the England U21 Grand Slam winning side in the U21 Six Nations championship[2].

[edit] Saracens 2004-present

Kyriacou joined Saracens on 1 July 2004[3], one of a number of players to make the move from Sale to Saracens in that season including Alex Sanderson, Iain Fullarton and Kevin Yates, as well as Matt Cairns who was returning to the club after a single season with the Sharks[2]. He made his debut in European competition against Rugby Parma on 4 December of that year, though his Guinness Premiership debut was not to come until the 2005-06 season, being instead a regular member of the clubs 'A' side.[3].

Facing competition from Cairns and Italian international Fabio Ongaro as well as Irish international Shane Byrne in earlier seasons, first team starts were still hard to come by, and the 2006-07 saw Kyriacou spend a successful loan spell with Munster Rugby, appearing for the club in both their Magners League and Heineken Cup squads. With the return of Byrne to Ireland and international commitments for Ongaro the 2007-08 season should present greater opportunities for Kyriacou back with Saracens.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Guinness Premiership Profile", Guinness Premiership, 2007-11-07. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. 
  2. ^ a b "Saracens sign up England U21 trio", Saracens, 2007-11-07. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. 
  3. ^ a b c "Saracens Profile", Saracens, 2007-11-07. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. 

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