Andy Platt

Andy Platt
Personal information
Full name Andrew Platt
Born 9 October 1963
Billinge, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 16 st 10 lb (106 kg)
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–88 St. Helens 185 269
1988–94 Wigan 321
1995–96 Auckland 35 0
1995–96 Widnes 13 0
1997 Salford
Total 554 0 0 0 269
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1985–93 Great Britain 25 4
1995 England

Andy Platt (born 9 October 1963 in Billinge, Lancashire) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s. A Great Britain international representative prop forward, he played for English clubs St Helens, Wigan, Widnes and Salford, as well as in New Zealand for the Auckland Warriors.

Playing career

He started his professional career at St. Helens as a ball-playing second rower. Here he rose to national prominence and represented Great Britain. He was selected to go on the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour.

County Cup Final appearances

Andy Platt played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in St. Helens 28-16 victory over Wigan in the 1984 Lancashire Cup final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 28 October 1984, played Left-Second-row in Wigan's 22-17 victory over Salford in the 1988 Lancashire Cup final during the 1988–89 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 23 October 1988.[1] and played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in the 5-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1992 Lancashire Cup final during the 1992–93 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 18 October 1992.[2]

Wigan

In 1988 Platt signed for Wigan RLFC for £140,000. He was part of the team that dominated British football in the early 1990s. During the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season, Platt played for defending champions Wigan at prop forward in their 1991 World Club Challenge victory against the visiting Penrith Panthers. He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand and was named man-of-the-match in the tourists' victory over Australia in the second Ashes. During the 1992–93 Rugby Football League season Platt played at prop forward for defending RFL champions Wigan in the 1992 World Club Challenge against the visiting Brisbane Broncos.

In 1993 Platt won the Man of Steel Award.

Auckland Warriors

In 1994 Platt signed with the new Auckland Warriors franchise of the Australian Rugby League, following John Monie, Dean Bell, Denis Betts and Frano Botica. He represented England at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Platt became one of only two players to win England caps whilst at the Auckland Warriors, whilst Denis Betts is the only player to win both England and Great Britain caps whilst at the Auckland Warriors. He was selected to play for in the tournament's final at prop forward but Australia won the match and retained the Cup.

Platt finished his career back in England with Salford.

References

  1. ↑ "1988–1989 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "1992–1993 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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