Luke Ambler

Luke Ambler (born 18 December 1989[4]) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He has played at representative level for Yorkshire (Under-17s) and Ireland, and at club level for Elland ARLFC,[5] in the Super League for the Salford City Reds, and the Leeds Rhinos (Heritage № 1385), in 2009's National League One for the York City Knights (loan), in 2011's Super League XVI for the Harlequins RL (Heritage № 506) (loan) and in the Championship for Halifax, as a prop, second-row or loose forward.[2][3][6]

Luke Ambler
Personal information
Born (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight15 st 13 lb (101 kg) [1]
PositionProp, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 Salford City Reds 1 1 0 0 4
2009–12 Leeds Rhinos 10 1 0 0 4
2009 → York City Knights (loan) 3 1 0 0 4
2011 → Harlequins RL (loan) 24 1 0 0 4
2012–17 Halifax 141 32 0 0 128
Total 179 36 0 0 144
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–17 Ireland 16 6 0 0 24
Source: [2][3]

Background

Luke Ambler was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, he has Irish ancestors, and eligible to play for Ireland due to the grandparent rule.

Playing career

Ambler made his full début with the Salford City Reds in August 2008.[6] In December of the same year, following the expiry of his contract with the Salford City Reds, he signed on for a two-year contract with the Leeds Rhinos.[4] He played for Harlequins RL during the 2011 Super League season, and moved to Halifax in 2012. Ambler made his Ireland début against Serbia in 2009. He was named to the Ireland squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Luke played in the 2014 and 2015 European Cup tournaments. In 2016, he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[7]

In the summer of 2016, Luke founded the Andy Man Club and has become an ambassador for suicide prevention.[8]

References
  1. "Harlequins Rugby League". web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. Barker, Neil (17 December 2008). "Why Salford let Ambler go". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  5. "Elland ARLFC at pitchero.com". pitchero.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. Metcalfe, John (21 August 2008). "Prop Luke handed first start". Halifax Evening Courier. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  7. "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  8. "Don't be a caveman - open up about your problems, says grieving Luke Ambler whose brother in law committed suicide". Brief Report. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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