George Lawler

George Lawler (born 1 September 1995), is an English professional rugby league footballer, who plays as a Prop, Hooker, Loose forward and Second-row for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

George Lawler
Personal information
Born (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp, Hooker, Loose forward, Second-row
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 39 2 0 0 8
Total 136 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 18 August 2023

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

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.

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.

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.

Castleford Tigers

On 5 October, 2021, it was reported that Lawler had signed for the Castleford Tigers.[3][4]

For the 2022 season, Lawler claimed squad number 10 which was vacated by the retiring Grant Millington.[5]

He made his Castleford Tigers' début on 11 February, 2022, against the Salford Red Devils.

Lawler scored his first try for the Castleford Tigers on 26 March, 2022, against the Leeds Rhinos.[6][7] Lawler played 20 matches for Castleford in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.[8]

References

  1. Love Rugby League
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "George Lawler: Castleford Tigers sign Hull KR back-rower". BBC Sport. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. "George Lawler: Castleford Tigers clinch signing of Hull KR forward for 2022 Super League season". Sky Sports. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. "Tigers reveal 2022 squad numbers". Castleford Tigers. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  6. "Super League: Castleford Tigers 16-26 Salford Red Devils". BBC Sport. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. "Challenge Cup: Castleford Tigers demolish Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. "Castleford Tigers ace Alex Mellor delivers brutally honest assessment of 'awful' season; 'We've massively underperformed'". www.loverugbyleague.com.


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