43 Facts About Andy Farrell

Andy Farrell is the current head coach for Ireland, beginning after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Andy Farrell is the father of England rugby union player Owen Farrell.

Dual-code international, Andy Farrell was a goal-kicking loose forward in rugby league.

Andy Farrell captained Great Britain, and his club, Wigan Warriors.

Andy Farrell made 34 appearances for Great Britain and represented England in two World Cups.

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Andy Farrell won six Championships and four Challenge Cups with Wigan, as well as numerous individual awards between 1991 and 2004.

Andy Farrell was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester and first played rugby league at age 10 at a summer camp run by Graeme West, Wigan Warriors' captain at the time.

Also that year his son Owen Andy Farrell was born, who went on to become a professional rugby union player.

Andy Farrell became the youngest player to win a Challenge Cup Final in 1993 when at 17 years and 11 months he came on as a substitute against Widnes.

Andy Farrell then became a full international by the age of 18, making his debut against New Zealand later in 1993.

Andy Farrell was selected to play for Great Britain against Australia in all three Ashes Tests of the 1994 Kangaroo tour.

Also that year, Andy Farrell married the elder sister of future Great Britain international and Wigan captain Sean O'Loughlin.

In July 1996 Andy 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.

Andy Farrell was named at loose forward in 1996's Super League Dream Team.

Andy Farrell was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match.

Andy Farrell captained the Wigan Warriors as a second-row in their 1998 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos.

Andy 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.

In 2001 Andy 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.

Andy Farrell is only the second Wigan Warriors player to score more than 3,000 points in all competitions.

Andy Farrell played for the Wigan Warriors at loose forward in their 2001 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Bradford Bulls.

Andy Farrell celebrated his testimonial match in 2002 and captained Wigan to victory in the 2002 Challenge Cup.

Andy Farrell played for Wigan Warriors at loose forward and kicked two goals in the 2003 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Bradford Bulls.

Andy Farrell was inducted into the Order of the British Empire for services to the game in the New Year's list of 2004.

Andy Farrell won the Players' Player Award and twice won the Man of Steel Award.

Now Britain's oldest international, Andy Farrell was then selected in the Great Britain team to compete in the end-of-season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.

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Andy Farrell was awarded the Golden Boot as the best player in the world in 2004.

Andy Farrell retired while second on the list of the England rugby league side's all-time top goal scorers, with 78 points.

On 24 March 2005 Andy Farrell announced his retirement from rugby league in order to play at Saracens, and the Rugby Football Union.

Andy Farrell finally made a try-scoring debut for Saracens reserves on 11 September 2006.

Andy Farrell then made his first-team debut against Newcastle Falcons on 17 September 2006 as a replacement.

However Andy 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.

Andy Farrell was selected as a part of the England Elite squad for the 2007 Six Nations by new coach Brian Ashton.

Andy Farrell 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.

Andy Farrell made his England debut at Twickenham after he was named at inside centre in the first Six Nations game against Scotland.

The 2007 World Cup saw Andy Farrell starting at inside centre against South Africa, in England's chastening group stage defeat.

Andy Farrell was then brought on as a replacement against Tonga, and scored his first England try.

In January 2008 Andy Farrell was joined at Saracens by his 16-year-old son Owen Andy Farrell, who signed a three-year academy deal with the club.

Andy Farrell was promoted to Saracens first-team coach at the end of 2010 after impressing as skills coach.

However, Andy Farrell soon left the London club and the RFU announced on 28 June 2012 that he would join the England coaching team on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

Andy Farrell toured with the British and Irish Lions in 2013 as defence coach, having proved himself with England.

Andy Farrell was heavily praised by head coach Warren Gatland, having drilled the team to concede very few points during the 10-match tour.

On 6 January 2016, it was announced that Andy Farrell would take up the role of Ireland defence coach after the completion of the 2016 Six Nations Championship.

Andy Farrell married Colleen O'Loughlin, the sister of former Wigan teammate Sean O'Loughlin in 1995 and has four children including England rugby union player Owen Andy Farrell.