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Colin Tyrer
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Colin Tyrer is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a goal-kicking fullback for Leigh, Wigan, Barrow and Hull Kingston Rovers, and also made three representative appearances for Lancashire.
Key Information
Playing career
[edit]Leigh
[edit]Colin Tyrer played right wing and scored a 2-goals in Leigh's 4-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1963 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 26 October 1963.
Wigan
[edit]Tyrer played fullback, and scored a 2-goals in Wigan's 7–4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968.[4]
Tyrer played in Wigan's 2-7 defeat by Castleford in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970.[5] Tyrer kicked a penalty early in the game, but was forced to leave the game following a collision with Castleford scrum-half Keith Hepworth, leaving Tyrer with a broken jaw.[6] He was replaced by Cliff Hill, and was the first ever player to be substituted in a Challenge Cup final.[7]
He played fullback, and scored a 3-goals in Wigan's 15-8 victory over Widnes in the 1971 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 28 August 1971.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Colin Tyrer is the father of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s for Wigan, Oldham and Whitehaven; Sean Tyrer, and the rugby league footballer; Christian Tyrer.
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Summary: Colin Tyrer". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Morris, Graham (2005). Wigan Rugby League Football Club: 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7524-3470-4.
- ^ "Player Summary: Colin Tyrer". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Sat 9th May 1970 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 95,255". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Harry Edgar Rugby League In The Seventies, Rugby League Journal Publishing, 29 November 2013. ISBN 978-0954835583. page-30.
- ^ de la Rivière, Richard (2 January 2011). "The 50 Greatest Challenge Cup Moments". WordPress. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "1971-1972 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.