Farrell made his England début at Twickenham after he was named at inside centre in the first Six Nations game against Scotland.
He played for Wigan Warriors over 300 times over a 13 year career, captained Great Britain and represented England in two World Cups.
[13] However Farrell went on to play primarily at centre for the Saracens first team, and again when selected to play for a World XV against South Africa. The 2007 World Cup saw Farrell starting at inside centre against South Africa, in England's chastening group stage defeat. On 15 December 2015, following the resignation of head coach Stuart Lancaster on 11 November 2015, newly appointed head coach Eddie Jones sacked Farrell along with the rest of the coaching team. He and Chris Ashton started out in rugby playing for the Wigan Warriors rugby league club. Farrell was announced as the successor to Joe Schmidt ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. After the successful campaign Farrell was given the chance to become a permanent part of the England coaching team, but decided to return to Saracens. Farrell was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. He captained the Wigan Warriors as a second-row in their 1998 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos. [22][23], Super League record at Wigan Warriors 1996–2004, "Andrew Farrell" redirects here. In the final against Australia he played at second-row, missing his only goal-kick in the Lions' 4-44 loss. After retiring as a player, Farrell continued in rugby union as a coach, working as an assistant coach with Saracens and Munster, as well as England, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. “Coming to Ireland and living in Dublin is almost like going home for me. He and Chris Ashton started out in rugby playing for the Wigan Warriors rugby league club. Farrell said: “It is a privilege to be considered for such a prestigious role.
To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Family Life. [7] He then became a full international by the age of 18, making his début against New Zealand later in 1993. [citation needed] He finally made a try-scoring début for Saracens reserves on 11 September 2006. Farrell played for the Wigan Warriors at loose forward, scoring a try and kicking two goals, in their 2000 Super League Grand Final defeat by St. Helens. It was rumoured that Jones and Farrell could be moving up north, with the Warriors becoming increasingly impatient with out-of-favour Brian Noble especially after their poor start to the season; however this proved to be unfounded, with the Warriors instead hiring Melbourne Storm assistant coach Michael Maguire. Farrell played for Wigan Warriors at loose forward and kicked two goals in the 2003 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Bradford Bulls. Now Britain's oldest international, Farrell was then selected in the Great Britain team to compete in the end-of-season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. The pair met as teenagers and had their first child Owen when Colleen was 16 years old. In August 2008 Farrell was named co-captain for the 2008–09 season along with Steve Borthwick. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. [12] Farrell then made his first-team début against Newcastle Falcons on 17 September 2006 as a replacement. In the post-season he was selected to captain England in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Andy Farrell with his mother Carol, left, wife Colleen and son Owen, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Farrell toured with the British and Irish Lions in 2013 as defence coach, having proved himself with England. He is currently 44 years old and comes from Wigan in England. Farrell was promoted to Saracens first-team coach at the end of 2010 after impressing as skills coach. He started playing in the Graeme West youth system at age 10, and by 16, he was called up to the team. He is a distant cousin of former Wigan captain Andy Farrell.
“The big move for us, and anyone else from Wigan, is to move down south. He was seen by some to be the main contender for the starting inside centre position, after England's problems in that position during the 2006 autumn internationals. In 2001 Farrell set the Wigan club record for most points in a season with 429 and most points in a Super League championship season with 388. It's the family affair that keeps running but dad was keeping his counsel for fear of fanning the flames. He captained Great Britain, and his club, Wigan Warriors. In July 1996 Farrell was appointed Wigan Warriors' captain and later that year, aged 21 years and four months, became the youngest-ever captain of the Great Britain team, leading the 1996 Lions tour of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
Farrell started the 2010 season on a dual registration loan at Widnes. [19], On 6 January 2016 it was announced that Farrell would take up the role of Ireland defence coach after the completion of the 2016 Six Nations Championship. Andrew David Farrell, OBE (born 30 May 1975) is coach of the Irish national rugby team and a former English rugby union coach and former rugby league and rugby union player. In April 2009 Farrell announced his retirement and said he was taking up a coaching role with Saracens at the end of the season. Just the people and family-type atmosphere.” He recalls his first day working as an adviser with Munsterin January. He was part of the England squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup but only made eight international appearances in rugby union. View our online Press Pack. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. He was heavily praised by head coach Warren Gatland, having drilled the team to concede very few points during the 10-match tour.
A series of injuries and accidents (including a car crash) meant that his début in the 15-man code was delayed until 2006. [9] In the 1997 post-season, Farrell was selected to captain Great Britain at stand-off in all three matches of the Super League Test series against Australia.
He has daughters, Gracie and Alisha. He made a try scoring home début against Barrow. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. At the end of 2018 Joe Schmidt announced that he would be finishing his coaching career after the 2019 Rugby World Cup and that Farrell would be his successor. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map.
A dual-code international, Farrell was a goal-kicking loose forward in rugby league. He was on the British national team in the Super League Test series against Australia in 1997. As his previous contract with England prevented him from working with an international team until April 2016, Farrell joined Irish province Munster in January 2016 in a temporary advisor role that was to last for four months. After the 1993–94 Rugby Football League season, during which he scored a try in Wigan's Challenge Cup Final victory, Farrell travelled with his club to Brisbane and played as a second-row in their 1994 World Club Challenge victory over Australian premiers, the Brisbane Broncos.
His first game in charge was against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium on 1 February 2020 in the 2020 Six Nations Championship, which Ireland won 19-12. They were very welcoming and then the whole family sta… He was inducted into the Order of the British Empire for services to the game in the New Year's list of 2004. For other uses, see, 1998 Super League Grand Final winners (1st Title), "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk", "I've got [Dublin] ancestry that goes back three or four generations, and so has my wife", Questionnaire – Andy Farrell, Great Britain Rugby League captain, "Captain Farrell voted world's best player", "Lancaster, Rowntree and Farrell to coach England", "Andy Farrell set for England role after quitting Saracens", "Andy Farrell to join England coaching team", Graham Rowntree, Mike Catt and Andy Farrell leave England roles, "Andy Farrell To Fulfill Temporary Consultant Role", "Joe Schmidt to leave Ireland post-World Cup, Andy Farrell to take over", "Conway gets a start, POM drops to the bench, and Murray keeps his place", "Six Nations 2020: Ireland win 19-12 against wasteful Scotland", https://www.ruck.co.uk/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-owen-farrell/2/, Commentary on Farrell's first International Union match (RU), Commentary on Farrell's first International Union match 2 (RU), Farrell's record as captain of both England and Great Britain in Rugby League at leaguefreak.com (RL), Andrew Farrell photo by sportingheroes.net, Ashton resists temptation to clear decks (RU), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy_Farrell&oldid=981804596, England international rugby union players, England national rugby league team players, Great Britain national rugby league team players, Officers of the Order of the British Empire, Articles with dead external links from October 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Infobox rugby biography with rugby league parameters, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 October 2020, at 14:28. In 2016 he took up the role of defensive coach with Ireland after working with Munster in an advisory role for four months due a contractual issue with the RFU. The following year he played from the bench for Wigan in the 1995 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds Rhinos. He was selected as a part of the England Elite squad for the 2007 Six Nations by new coach Brian Ashton.
Talented rugby player who played multiple positions in both the rugby league and rugby union, before transitioning to coaching.