Lewis Tierney (born 20 October 1994) is a former

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footballer who played on the or at . He started his professional career in 2013 with the

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in the Super League, and spent time on loan at

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. He joined the

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in 2017, and played for them in the 2018 Challenge Cup final. He played for Leigh Centurions for one season before announcing his retirement in 2021. Tierney was also a

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international, and was capped six times between 2016 and 2018.

Early life

Tierney was born in

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and is the eldest son of Jason Robinson. His parents separated shortly after his birth, and his mother re-married Paul Tierney.

Club career

Wigan Warriors

Tierney made his Super League début for Wigan in June 2013, scoring a try in a 33–32 victory over

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. 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. In July 2017, after struggling to break back into the Wigan side, Tierney was loaned to

until the end of the season, where he played in their

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victory over Leigh to stay in Super League.

Catalans Dragons

In October 2017, Tierney signed a two-year deal at Catalans after a successful loan period in 2017. He played in the

2018 Challenge Cup Final The 2018 Challenge Cup Final was the 117th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2018 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 25 August 2018, kick off 15:00. The final was contested by Catalans Dragons and Warrington W ...

victory over the

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Leigh Centurions

On 26 December 2020 it was announced that Tierney had signed for the Leigh Centurions for the 2021 season. Tierney announced his retirement in November 2021.

International career

Via his heritage, Tierney is eligible to represent both

and

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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

* Super League: 2016 *

: 2017 * Challenge Cup: 2018

References

External links

Catalans Dragons profileWigan Warriors profileSL profile2017 RLWC profile
1994 births Living people Catalans Dragons players English rugby league players English people of Jamaican descent English people of Scottish descent Leigh Centurions players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from Wigan Scotland national rugby league team players Wigan Warriors players Workington Town players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub