Lewis Tierney

Lewis Tierney (born 20 October 1994) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays on the wing or fullback for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Super League.

Lewis Tierney
Personal information
Born (1994-10-20) 20 October 1994[1]
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Weight13 st 8 lb (86 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–17 Wigan Warriors 40 18 0 0 72
2014(DR) → Workington Town 12 3 0 0 12
2015(DR) → Workington Town 13 6 0 0 24
2017(loan) → Catalans Dragons 10 3 0 0 12
2018–20 Catalans Dragons 56 19 0 0 76
2021– Leigh Centurions 0 0 0 0 0
Total 131 49 0 0 196
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–18 Scotland 7 2 0 0 8
As of 27 December 2020
Source: [2][3]

He previous played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Wigan at Workington Town in the Championship and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. At the end of the loan spell Tierney joined Catalans in the top flight on a permanent deal.

Early life

Tierney was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England and is the eldest son of Jason Robinson. His parents separated shortly after his birth, and his mother re-married Paul Tierney.[4]

Club career

Wigan Warriors

Tierney made his Super League début for Wigan in June 2013, scoring a try in a 33–32 victory over Widnes Vikings.[5] In 2014 and 2015, Tierney spent time on dual registration at Workington Town where he made 25 appearances scoring 6 tries in his time in Cumbria. In 2016 Tierney won his first major piece of silverware after Wigan beat Warrington in the Super League Grand Final; he became the first son to follow his father's footsteps and win a Grand Final.[6][7]

In July 2017, after struggling to break back into the Wigan side, Tierney was loaned to Catalans Dragons until the end of the season, where he played in their Million Pound Game victory over Leigh to stay in Super League.[8]

Catalans Dragons

In October 2017, Tierney signed a 2 year deal at Catalans after a successful loan period in 2017.[9]

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[10]

Leigh Centurions

On 26 December 2020 it was announced that Tierney had signed for the Leigh Centurions for the 2021 season.[11]

International career

Via his heritage, Tierney is eligible to represent both Scotland[12] and Jamaica through his paternal grandmother and paternal grandfather, respectively.

Tierney made his international debut for Scotland in the 2016 Four Nations. He played in two of Scotland's games and scored one try.

Honours

References
  1. "Lewis Tierney". wiganwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. Wilson, Andy (23 October 2012). "Jason Robinson's son Lewis Tierney signs with Wigan Warriors". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  5. "Super League: Widnes Vikings 32-33 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  6. "Lewis Tierney will write his name in the Grand Final history books on Saturday". DAILY STAR. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. "Romain Navarrete and Lewis Tierney: Wigan Warriors loan duo to Catalans Dragons". BBC Sport. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  9. "Lewis Tierney: Scotland back joins Catalans Dragons from Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  10. "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  11. "Lewis Tierney: Leigh sign ex-Wigan back from Catalans Dragons". BBC Sport. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  12. Smith, Duncan (19 October 2016). "Wigan RL star Tierney: I'll be proud to pull on Scots jersey". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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