Joining the Parramatta Two Blues, Leeds played in the 1985 and 1986 premiership winning sides, and went on to play for Sydney, New South Wales and Australia in 1986. Leeds made three tours with the Wallabies, appearing in fourteen tests, and played in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.
Converting to rugby league, Leeds joined the Parramatta Eels for the 1989 season. He spent 3 years with the Eels, but failed to perform when played at centre or five-eighth. After a year spent with the Penrith Panthers, Leeds joined Wests from 1993 onwards.
Leeds was a player with deceptive pace and skill. He was "safe, reliable and a match-winner with the boot."[3] He scored over 500 points for the Magpies, often in under-performing teams, before announcing his retirement in 1999. He is the fourth highest point-scorer for the club.
Leeds later joined the Wests Tigers as their physiotherapist and rehab manager, and did similar unpaid work with the Two Blues[5] As of 2012, Leeds was the Wests Tigers' longest serving employee, having missed only one game since the club started in 2000.[6]
andrew, leeds, american, actor, actor, born, september, 1965, australian, former, rugby, union, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1980s, 1990s, played, western, suburbs, magpies, parramatta, eels, penrith, panthers, wakefield, trinity, rugby, le. For the American actor see Andrew Leeds actor Andrew Leeds born 19 September 1965 is an Australian former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s He played for the Western Suburbs Magpies Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers and Wakefield Trinity in rugby league primarily as a goal kicking fullback and for Parramatta Two Blues and Leicester Tigers in rugby union he represented Australia 14 times in rugby union between 1986 and 1988 Andrew LeedsPersonal informationFull nameAndrew Jacob LeedsBorn 1965 09 19 19 September 1965 age 57 Wentworthville New South Wales AustraliaHeight186 cm 6 ft 1 in Weight90 kg 14 st 2 lb Playing informationRugby unionPositionFull BackClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1985 89 Parramatta Rugby Club1997 98 Leicester Tigers 6 0 0 0 0Total 6 0 0 0 0RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1986 88 Australia 14 5 43Rugby leaguePositionFullback CentreClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1989 91 Parramatta Eels 44 6 82 1881992 Penrith Panthers 19 3 41 941993 99 Western Suburbs 114 27 240 5 5931995 96 Wakefield TrinityTotal 177 36 363 5 875Source 1 As of 31 March 2010 Contents 1 Playing career 2 References 3 Sources 4 External linksPlaying career EditLeeds played junior rugby union with the Northmead club Merrylands JRU and James Ruse Agricultural High School 2 Joining the Parramatta Two Blues Leeds played in the 1985 and 1986 premiership winning sides and went on to play for Sydney New South Wales and Australia in 1986 Leeds made three tours with the Wallabies appearing in fourteen tests and played in the 1987 Rugby World Cup Converting to rugby league Leeds joined the Parramatta Eels for the 1989 season He spent 3 years with the Eels but failed to perform when played at centre or five eighth After a year spent with the Penrith Panthers Leeds joined Wests from 1993 onwards Leeds was a player with deceptive pace and skill He was safe reliable and a match winner with the boot 3 He scored over 500 points for the Magpies often in under performing teams before announcing his retirement in 1999 He is the fourth highest point scorer for the club In 1997 Leeds returned to rugby union with England s Leicester Tigers then coached by Bob Dwyer he played 6 games for the club including 4 games in Premiership Rugby 4 Leeds later joined the Wests Tigers as their physiotherapist and rehab manager and did similar unpaid work with the Two Blues 5 As of 2012 Leeds was the Wests Tigers longest serving employee having missed only one game since the club started in 2000 6 References Edit RLP Andrew Leeds Power Leeds onthisdayinsport com Archived from the original on 8 October 2011 Retrieved 21 August 2009 Alan Whiticker amp Glen Hudson 2007 The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players Wetherill Park New South Wales Gary Allen Pty Ltd ISBN 978 1 877082 93 1 Andrew Leeds ESPN profile ESPN com Retrieved 22 December 2017 John Macdonald 22 April 2009 Leeds Loves It Parramatta Sun Archived from the original on 30 September 2009 Retrieved 21 August 2009 Wayne Cousins Severe injury list not lost on Andrew Leeds weststigers com au Archived from the original on 17 October 2011 Retrieved 30 June 2011 Sources EditAlan Whiticker amp Glen Hudson 2007 The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players Wetherill Park New South Wales Gary Allen Pty Ltd ISBN 978 1 877082 93 1 External links EditAndrew Leeds at NRL Stats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Leeds amp oldid 1128700425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
