Andy Raleigh
Encyclopedia
Andy Raleigh is an English
rugby league
player from Huddersfield
. He currently plays in Super League
for Huddersfield Giants
. He plays as a or as a .
He previously played for Sheffield Eagles
and Hull Kingston Rovers
, winning numerous awards in lower divisions before returning to his home town team for the start of the 2006 Super League season.
Andy is from Huddersfield and attended All Saints' RC High School from 1992-1997.
Andy Raleigh is the son of Walter Raleigh who works as a teacher at King James's School Huddersfield. He is a massive supporter of Huddersfield Giants and helped Andy greatly in his rise to being a professional rugby player. He was also greatly supported by his mum, Eileen, who was a teacher at Royds Hall High school in Huddersfield, but recently retired. He has an older brother, Nicholas, who is also a good rugby player, but never turned professional.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player from Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
. He currently plays in Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
for Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
. He plays as a or as a .
He previously played for Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
and Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
, winning numerous awards in lower divisions before returning to his home town team for the start of the 2006 Super League season.
Andy is from Huddersfield and attended All Saints' RC High School from 1992-1997.
Andy Raleigh is the son of Walter Raleigh who works as a teacher at King James's School Huddersfield. He is a massive supporter of Huddersfield Giants and helped Andy greatly in his rise to being a professional rugby player. He was also greatly supported by his mum, Eileen, who was a teacher at Royds Hall High school in Huddersfield, but recently retired. He has an older brother, Nicholas, who is also a good rugby player, but never turned professional.