George Lawler

English rugby league footballer

George Lawler

Personal information

Born

(1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 28)
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight

15 st 13 lb (101 kg)

Playing information

Position

Prop, Loose forward, Second-row, Centre

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2015–21	Hull Kingston Rovers	95	11	0	0	44
2016(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration)	→ Newcastle Thunder	1	1	0	0	4
2017(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration)	→ York City Knights	1	0	0	0	0
2022–	Castleford Tigers	50	2	0	0	8
	Total	147	14	0	0	56
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2021	England Knights	1	0	0	0	0

Source: ^[1]^[2]

As of 5 July 2024

George Lawler (born 1 September 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop, second-row, loose forward or hooker for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

He has previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, and has spent time on dual registration from Hull KR with the Newcastle Thunder and York City Knights in League 1.

Background

Lawler was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Hull Kingston Rovers

Lawler is a former West Hull amateur, George was a product of and another player that blossomed through the ranks of the City of Hull Academy, before he started spending more time with the Hull Kingston Rovers' first-team squad.^{[citation needed]}

On 23 August, 2015, he made a try scoring début for Hull Kingston Rovers against the Widnes Vikings in an 8–12 victory in The Qualifiers.

It was revealed on 2 March, 2016, that Lawler had signed a four-year contract at Hull Kingston Rovers following an impressive start to his professional playing career.^{[citation needed]}

Lawler suffered relegation from the Super League with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound Game at the hands of the Salford Red Devils in golden point extra time.

12-months later, however, Lawler was part of a Hull Kingston Rovers side that won promotion back to the Super League, at the first time of asking following relegation the season prior.

It was announced on 4 May, 2018, that Lawler had penned a new three-year contract extension, to remain at Hull Kingston Rovers until at least the end of the 2021 season.^{[citation needed]}

Castleford Tigers

On 5 October 2021, it was announced that Lawler would sign for the Castleford Tigers on a two-year deal.^[3]^[4] For the 2022 season, he claimed squad number 10 which was vacated by the retiring Grant Millington.^[5]

Lawler made his Castleford debut on 11 February 2022 in the opening round fixture against the Salford Red Devils.^[6] He scored his first try for the club on 26 March against the Leeds Rhinos in the Challenge Cup.^[7] During his first season he made 23 appearances, featuring predominantly as a prop or second-row forward, but also filling in at hooker.^[1]

Lawler scored his second Tigers try against Huddersfield on 10 March 2023.^[8] In June, he sustained a quad injury which kept him out for seven weeks.^[9] He played 20 matches in total for Castleford in the 2023 season as the club narrowly avoided relegation.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b RL Record Keepers' Club
^ Rugby League Project
^ "George Lawler: Castleford Tigers sign Hull KR back-rower". BBC Sport. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "George Lawler: Castleford Tigers clinch signing of Hull KR forward for 2022 Super League season". Sky Sports. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ "Tigers reveal 2022 squad numbers". Castleford Tigers. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Super League: Castleford Tigers 16-26 Salford Red Devils". BBC Sport. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Challenge Cup: Castleford Tigers demolish Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Super League: Huddersfield Giants 36-6 Castleford Tigers - Coachless Cas beaten". BBC Sport. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Tigers player and injury update". Castleford Tigers. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ Olawumi, Ben (22 September 2023). "Castleford Tigers ace Alex Mellor delivers brutally honest assessment of 'awful' season; 'We've massively underperformed'". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 7 July 2024.