Luke Ambler (born 18 December 1989) 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, in the

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for the Salford City Reds, and the Leeds Rhinos ( Heritage № 1385), in 2009's

National League One National One (last season known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage Leagu ...

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 or .

Background

Luke Ambler was born in

Halifax, West Yorkshire Halifax () is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It is the commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough, and the headquarters of Calderdale Council. In the 15th cen ...

, England, he has Irish

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s, 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. 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. 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 The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place in England, Wales, France and Ireland. between 26 October and 30 November 2013. It was the main event of the year's 2013 Festival of World ...

. Luke played in the

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and

2015 European Cup The 2015 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place between 16 October and 7 November in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland. Scotland were the defending champions. Four teams competed in the 20 ...

tournaments. In 2016, he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.

Personal life

In the summer of 2016, after the

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of his brother-in-law, Luke founded

Andy's Man Club Andy's Man Club is a UK charitable organisation described as "a talking group, a place for men to come together in a safe environment to talk about issues and problems they have faced or are currently facing". It was formed by Luke Ambler and his ...

and has become an ambassador for suicide prevention.

References

External links

Halifax profileLeeds Rhinos profile
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1989 births Living people English people of Irish descent English rugby league players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Ireland national rugby league team players Leeds Rhinos players London Broncos players Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Halifax, West Yorkshire Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Salford Red Devils players York City Knights players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub