Tony Myler
| Playing information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1979–93 | Widnes | 258 | 89 | |||
| 1986 | Balmain Tigers | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 271 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1994–95 | Widnes | |||||
| St. Helens | ||||||
| Warrington Wolves | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: yesterdayshero.com.au | ||||||
Tony Myler is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. A Great Britain international representative stand-off half back, he played club football in England for Widnes, with whom he won the Premiership during the 1982–83 season, as well as a stint in Australia with the Balmain Tigers. Tony Myler is the brother of the rugby league footballer John Myler[1] and the uncle of Stephen Myler[2]
Playing
Myler played for Widnes RUFC Colts before embarking on a professional career with the Widnes rugby league club in 1978. In 1986 Myler agreed to join Australian club, the Balmain Tigers during the English off-season as his Great Britain test teammate Garry Schofield had done.[3] During the 1989–90 Rugby Football League season, he played for defending champions Widnes at stand-off half in their 1989 World Club Challenge victory against the visiting Canberra Raiders. Myler's Testimonial match at Widnes also took place in 1989.
County Cup final appearances
Tony Myler played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Widnes' 8-12 defeat by Barrow in the 1983 Lancashire Cup final during the 1983–84 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday Saturday 1 October 1983, and played Stand-off/Five-eighth, was captain, and scored a try in the 24-18 victory over Salford in the 1990 Lancashire Cup final during the 1990–91 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 29 September 1990.
John Player Special Trophy final appearances
Tony Myler played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Widnes' 6-12 defeat by Wigan in the 1988–89 John Player Special Trophy final during the 1988–89 season at Burnden Park, Bolton on Saturday 7 January 1989.[4]
Coaching
Following his retirement from playing, Myler became coach of Widnes in May 1994. In August 1995 the club decided to bring back Doug Laughton for a third stint as team manager which resulted in Myler's sacking as coach.[5]
Myler also coached St. Helens and Warrington Wolves in the early years of Super League.[6]
References
- ↑ "Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Hewett, Chris (2009-02-21). "Stephen Myler: Northampton outside-half in a league of his own". Independent, The (independent.co.uk). Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ↑ "Myler joins the Tigers". Sydney Morning Herald, The (news.google.com). 1986-04-17. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ↑ "7th January 1989: Wigan 12 Widnes 6 (John Player Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Widnes sack coach Tony Myler". Independent, The (independent.co.uk). 1995-08-12. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ↑ "Saints snap up rugby league youngster". scrum.com (ESPN Scrum). 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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