Johnny Lawless

Johnny Lawless
Personal information
Born (1974-11-03) 3 November 1974
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992–95 Halifax
1995–99 Sheffield Eagles
2000 Hudd'field-Sheffield 26 3 0 0 12
2001–03 Halifax 79 12 0 0 48
Total 105 15 0 0 60
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996 England 2 0 0 0 0
1998–01 Ireland 8 1 0 0 4

John "Johnny" Lawless (born 3 November 1974) is a rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s, playing at representative level for England,[1] and Ireland, and at club level for Halifax (twice), Sheffield Eagles, and Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants.

Club career

Lawless started his career at Halifax, making his début in 1992.[2] He joined Sheffield Eagles in 1995.[3] Lawless played Hooker in Sheffield Eagles' 17-8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.

After spending the season with Huddersfield following the club's merger with Sheffield, Lawless returned to Halifax in 2000.[2] He retired in January 2004.[4]

Representative career

Lawless was an Ireland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

References

  1. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 Whalley, John (29 December 2000). "Lawless back at Halifax". Telgraph. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. "Rugby League: Sheffield swoop for Lawless". The Independent. 4 July 1995. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. "Experienced Bloem is new Fax skipper". Halifax Courier. 12 January 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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