George Lawler
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| Born | 1 September 1995 Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 13 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row, Loose forward, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Lawler was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England.
Playing career
[edit]Hull Kingston Rovers
[edit]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.[3]
Castleford Tigers
[edit]On 5 October 2021, it was announced that Lawler would sign for the Castleford Tigers on a two-year deal.[4][5] For the 2022 season, he claimed squad number 10 which was vacated by the retiring Grant Millington.[6]
Lawler made his Castleford debut on 11 February 2022 in the opening round fixture against the Salford Red Devils.[7] He scored his first try for the club on 26 March against the Leeds Rhinos in the Challenge Cup.[8] 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.[9] In June, he sustained a quad injury which kept him out for seven weeks.[10] He played 20 matches in total for Castleford in the 2023 season as the club narrowly avoided relegation.[11]
Club statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | Tier | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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 Hull Kingston Rovers
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2015 | Super League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 | Super League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2017 | Championship | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2018 | Super League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Super League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Super League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Super League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 103 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
→  Newcastle Thunder (DR)
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2016 | League 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
→  York City Knights (DR)
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2017 | League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Castleford Tigers
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2022 | Super League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Super League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Super League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
- As of match played 19 September 2024
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Player Summary: George Lawler". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "George Lawler: Hull KR back-rower signs three-year contract extension". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "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.