Tyrone McCarthy
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| McCarthy representing Ireland in 2011 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Tyke | |||||
| Born | 21 April 1988 Warrington, Cheshire, England | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] | |||||
| Weight | 14 st 9 lb (93 kg)[1] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–13 | Warrington Wolves | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | → Leigh (loan) | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2011 | → Wakefield (loan) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | Northern Pride | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2015 | Hull KR | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2016– | St. George Illawarra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 116 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–13 | Ireland | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As of 1 September 2015 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Tyrone McCarthy (born in Warrington, England) is an Irish international professional rugby league footballer for St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He previously played for Warrington Wolves and Northern Pride. His position of choice is loose forward.
Club career
McCarthy made his Warrington debut on 14 August 2009 against Wigan. He played as a substitute in the 2009 Challenge Cup Final in only his third first-team appearance.[2]
McCarthy spent time on loan in the Championship with Leigh in 2010 and at fellow Super League club 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 Leeds Rhinos. 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 Hull KR. Following a season-ending injury to captain Terry Campese, McCarthy was named acting captain for the remainder of the year and led the team out at Wembley Stadium for the 2015 Challenge Cup final, which Hull KR lost 50-0 to Leeds Rhinos.[3] On the 7th of September 2015 it was announced that Tyrone McCarthy signed for the St. George Illawarra Dragons on a two-year deal beginning in 2016.[4]
International career
McCarthy is an Ireland international, having made his debut in a victory over Serbia in 2009. He was named Ireland vice-captain in the build-up to the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Tyrone McCarthy Hull Kingston Rovers". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ Surreal experience for rising Warrington Wolves star Tyrone McCarthy
- ↑ Tyrone McCarthy leads Hull KR against Leeds in Challenge Cup final
- ↑ "Tyrone McCarthy: Hull KR captain to join St George-Illawarra in NRL". BBC Sport. 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ↑ Finn named Ireland captain for World Cup
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