Andy Forsyth

{{short description|English rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Andrew Forsyth

| caption =

| birth_name = Andrew Forsyth

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|9|9}}

| birth_place = Clayton West, Yorkshire, England

| height = {{height|m=1.88}}

| weight = {{convert|97|kg|stlb}}

| ru_currentteam = Coventry

| ru_currentposition = Centre/Fullback

| position = Centre/Fullback

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2009–2013

| years2 = 2010–2013

| years3 = 2013–2015

| years4 = 2015–2019

| years5 = 2019

| years6 = 2019-

| clubs1 = Leicester Tigers

| clubs2 = Nottingham

| clubs3 = Sale Sharks

| clubs4 = Yorkshire Carnegie

| clubs5 = Leicester Tigers (loan)

| clubs6 = Coventry

| apps1 = 24

| apps2 = 29

| apps3 = 23

| apps4 = 4

| apps5 = 10

| apps6 = 0

| points1 = 10

| points2 = 40

| points3 = 17

| points4 = 10

| points5 = 10

| points6 = 0

| ru_clubupdate = 27 September 2015

| repyears1 = 2006–2007

| repyears2 = 2009–2010

| repteam1 = England U18

| repteam2 = England U20

| repcaps1 =

| reppoints1 =

| ru_ntupdate =

| school = QEGS Wakefield

}}

Andrew Forsyth (born 9 September 1990) is a retired English rugby union footballer, from Clayton West, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction%3DNews.News_Detail%26storyid%3D19103 |title=England Rugby – Andrew Forsyth – England u18s |accessdate=2009-08-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117103712/http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=19103 |archivedate=17 November 2008 }} England rugby site

Education and career

He attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15405077/three-added-england-u18-squad|title=Three added to England U18 squad |date=8 July 2008|publisher=ESPN|access-date=7 May 2025}} He plays as both a centre and fullback. He has represented England at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 levels and played for Leicester Tigers as part of their rugby academy squad. He is one of the brightest young rugby talents in the United Kingdom, despite being diabetic.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

Forsyth made his first team debut for the Tigers from the bench against Northampton Saints in October 2009. He started at centre in the game against {{nrut|South Africa}} in November 2009.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

After stints at Sale and Yorkshire Carnegie, Forsyth signed for Coventry. The Championship club confirmed he would be loaned to Leicester as cover during the 2019 Rugby World Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/forsyth-returns-on-loan-from-coventry|work=Leicester Tigers|date=30 August 2019|accessdate=31 August 2019|title=Forsyth returns on loan from Coventry}}

However, after not fulfilling his potential, he now works at Abaco Insurance Brokers as an Account Executive.

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