Andrew Dixon (rugby league)

Andrew Dixon

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Dixon
Born	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	14 st 13 lb (95 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position	Loose forward
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008–12	St. Helens	67	13	0	0	52
2013–14	Salford Red Devils	37	8	0	0	32
2015–16	Leigh Centurions	38	9	0	0	36
2017–	Toronto Wolfpack	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	142	30	0	0	120
As of 23 September 2016
Source: Rugby League Project

Andrew Dixon (born 28 February 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Toronto Wolfpack. A loose forward, he previously played in Super League for St Helens and the Salford Red Devils and in the Championship for Leigh Centurions.^[2]

Club career

Dixon attended St Gregory's RC High School in Warrington. He signed for St Helens as a junior from local amateur team Blackbrook Royals.

Dixon was added to St Helens' Super League squad in 2008, but did not feature for the first team that season. He made his Super League debut for St Helens in February 2009 in a narrow defeat to Hull KR. Dixon went on to make 67 appearances for St Helens between 2009 and 2012, scoring a try in the 2010 Super League Grand Final.

Dixon joined Salford Red Devils for the 2013 Super League season. He played for the club for two seasons, making a total of 37 appearances before joining Leigh Centurions in the Championship for the start of the 2015 season. While at Leigh, Dixon won the 2015 and 2016 Championship titles, and helped Leigh gain promotion to Super League via the 2016 Super 8s.

In August 2016 it was announced that Dixon would be joining Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season in 2017.

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