| Full name | Andy Kyriacou | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight | 16 st 7 lb (105 kg) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003–04 2003–04 2004–09 2006–07 (loan) 2009– |
Sale Sharks Leeds Tykes Saracens Munster Rugby Ulster Rugby |
1 1 34 9 |
(5) |
| correct as of 22 July 2009. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004 2009 |
England U21 Ireland A |
2 |
|
| correct as of 27 January 2010. | |||
Andy Kyriacou (born 4 January 1983 in Liverpool) is an English-born Irish rugby union footballer who plays at hooker for Ulster Rugby. He has also represented Saracens, 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. On April 22, 2009 he announced he had signed for Ulster Rugby.
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Kyriacou was born 4 January 1983 in Liverpool, England.
Andy started his rugby playing at Ormskirk RUFC, and was among a string of Lancashire representatives from the club.
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 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]
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]
In July 2009, Kyriacou signed a two year contract with Ulster Rugby