Andrew David Farrell (born 30 May 1975) is an English professional

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coach and former

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and rugby union player. Farrell has been

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of the Ireland national team since 2019. Farrell earned 34 caps for

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and 11 for

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in rugby league, including the

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World Cups, and 8 for

in rugby union, including the 2007 World Cup. He was a

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-kicking in rugby league, who played for

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between 1991 and 2004, winning six Championships and four

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s, as well as numerous individual awards. He frequently captained Wigan, England and Great Britain. In rugby union, he played for

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from 2005 to 2009, mostly as a

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. After retiring as a player, Farrell continued in rugby union as a coach, working as an assistant coach with Saracens, Munster, England, Ireland and the

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. He became head coach of Ireland in 2019. He coached them to a 2–1 series victory in New Zealand in 2022 and two consecutive Six Nations Championships wins in 2023 and 2024, including a Grand Slam in 2023. In January 2024, Farrell was appointed coach of the Lions tour to Australia in 2025. As a result, he missed the 2025 Six Nations Championship as Ireland were coached by Simon Easterby for that years Six Nations.

Early life

Farrell was born in

, Lancashire. His father played rugby league. Farrell first played

at age 10 at a summer camp run by Graeme West, who was

captain at the time.

Playing career

Rugby league

1990s

After developing with local club Orrell St James, he made his first-team début for his hometown club Wigan at the age of 16 in 32–8 victory over

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in the 1991–92 Regal Trophy match at

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on Sunday 24 November 1991. Also that year his son

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was born, who also went on to become a professional

player. Farrell became the youngest player to win a

final in

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when at 17 years and 11 months he came on as a substitute against

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. He then became a full international by the age of 18, making his début against

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later in 1993. After the 1993–94 Rugby Football League season, during which he scored a try in Wigan's Challenge Cup Final victory, Farrell travelled with his club to Brisbane and played as a in their 1994 World Club Challenge victory over Australian premiers, the

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. He rates this as one of his greatest achievements in rugby league. Farrell was selected to play for

against

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in all three Ashes

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s of the

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. The following year he played from the bench for Wigan in the 1995 Challenge Cup Final victory over

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. At the end of the season he played as a for

in the 1995 World Cup Final, but Australia won the match and retained the Cup. In July 1996, Farrell was appointed Wigan Warriors' captain and later that year, aged 21 years and four months, became the youngest-ever captain of the Great Britain team, leading the 1996 Lions tour of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. In October that year he won the prestigious

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. He was also named at in 1996's Super League Dream Team. On 28 September 1997 in the 1997 Super League Premiership Final, Farrell played at in Wigan's 33–20 win over St. Helens at

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before a crowd of 33,389. He was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match. In the 1997 post-season, Farrell was selected to captain Great Britain at in all three matches of the Super League Test series against Australia. He captained the Wigan Warriors as a in their 1998 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos.

2000s

Farrell played for the Wigan Warriors at , scoring a try and kicking two goals, in their 2000 Super League Grand Final defeat by St. Helens. In the post-season he was selected to captain England in the

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. In 2001 Farrell set the Wigan club record for most points in a season with 429 and most points in a Super League championship season with 388. He is only the second Wigan Warriors player to score more than 3,000 points in all competitions. Farrell played for the Wigan Warriors at in their 2001 Super League Grand Final defeat by the

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. He celebrated his

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in 2002 and also captained Wigan to victory in the 2002 Challenge Cup. Farrell played for Wigan Warriors at and kicked two goals in the 2003 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Bradford Bulls. He was inducted into the

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for services to the game in the New Year's list of 2004. He won the Players' Player Award and twice won the Man of Steel Award. Now Britain's oldest international, Farrell was then selected in the Great Britain team to compete in the end-of-season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In the final against Australia he played at , missing his only

-kick in the Lions' 4–44 loss. Farrell was awarded the Golden Boot as the best player in the world in 2004. He retired while second on the list of the England rugby league side's all-time top goal scorers (behind George Fairbairn), with 78 points.

Rugby union

On 24 March 2005, Farrell announced his retirement from rugby league in order to play at

and the

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. A series of injuries and accidents (including a car crash) meant that his début in the 15-man code was delayed until 2006. He finally made a try-scoring début for Saracens reserves on 11 September 2006. Farrell then made his first-team début against

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on 17 September 2006 as a replacement. On both occasions, he played as blind-side flanker. A row then broke out about his best position: the

management suggested he should be playing in the centre, while Saracens continued to play him as a flanker. However Farrell went on to play primarily at centre for the Saracens first team, and again when selected to play for a World XV against

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. He was selected as a part of the England Elite squad for the 2007 Six Nations by new coach Brian Ashton. He was seen by some to be the main contender for the starting inside centre position, after England's problems in that position during the 2006 autumn internationals. Farrell made his England début at

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after he was named at inside centre in the first Six Nations game against Scotland. The 2007 World Cup saw Farrell starting at inside centre against South Africa, in England's chastening group stage defeat. He was then brought on as a replacement against

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, and scored his first England try. However, after being picked for the quarter-final decider against

he had to withdraw with a calf injury. Unfortunately, he never produced the performances for the England union side for which many had hoped, and ultimately he won only eight caps. In January 2008 Farrell was joined at Saracens by his 16-year-old son

, who signed a three-year academy deal with the club. In August 2008 Farrell was named co-captain for the 2008–09 season along with

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. There were rumours of Farrell returning to rugby league and rejoining Wigan Warriors after it emerged that Saracens head coach Eddie Jones had become unhappy with the direction his club was taking. It was rumoured that Jones and Farrell could be moving up north, with the Warriors becoming increasingly impatient with out-of-favour Brian Noble, especially after their poor start to the season; however this proved to be unfounded, with the Warriors instead hiring

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assistant coach Michael Maguire. In April 2009 Farrell announced his retirement and said he was taking up a coaching role with Saracens at the end of the season.

Coaching career

Saracens and England

Farrell was promoted to Saracens first-team coach at the end of 2010 after impressing as skills coach. The RFU announced on 8 December 2011 that both he and Graham Rowntree were to join the national coaching team, led by Stuart Lancaster, for the 2012 Six Nations. After the successful campaign Farrell was given the chance to become a permanent part of the England coaching team, but decided to return to Saracens. However, Farrell soon left the London club. The RFU announced on 28 June 2012 that Farrell would join the England coaching team on a three-and-a-half-year contract. Farrell toured with the

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as defence coach, having proved himself with England. He was heavily praised by head coach Warren Gatland, having drilled the team to concede very few points during the 10-match tour. Following the resignation of Stuart Lancaster on 11 November 2015, newly appointed head coach Eddie Jones sacked Farrell and the rest of the coaching team on 15 December 2015.

Munster

On 6 January 2016, it was announced that Farrell would take up the role of

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defence coach after the completion of the 2016 Six Nations Championship. As his previous contract with England prevented him from working with an international team until April 2016, Farrell joined Irish province

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in January 2016 in a temporary advisor role that was to last for four months.

Ireland

On 26 November 2018, it was announced that Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt would step down after the

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with Farrell taking over as head coach. His first game in charge was against

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at the

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on 1 February 2020 in the 2020 Six Nations Championship Ireland won this game 19-12 and went on to finish in third place in the delayed Six Nations Championship. Ireland finished in third place again in the

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, losing games against

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and

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. On 13 November 2021, in the Autumn internationals, Ireland defeated

29–20. Ireland won 29–7 against

in their opening fixture of the

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on 5 February, before losing 30–24 defeat away to

on 12 February. They won the next game 57–6 against

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on 27 February, before a 32–15 away win against

on 12 March. A 26–5 win at home against

on 19 March was enough to secure the Triple Crown for Ireland and a second-place finish in the championship. On 9 July 2022, Andy Farrell's side had a historical win in New Zealand beating the All Blacks 23–12 in Dunedin in the second match of the 2022 New Zealand tour. This was Ireland's first ever victory against the All Blacks on New Zealand soil. A week later, they were victorious once again in

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beating the All Blacks 32–22 to win the series. Following that victory Ireland officially became the world number one team for the second time in their history. In the 2023 Six Nations Championship, Ireland defeated Wales in their opening game on 4 February, and went on to defeat France, Italy, and Scotland before beating England 29-16 on 18 March to win the Championship, triple crown, and the grand slam. In August 2023, Farrell announced his squad for the

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in France. At the World Cup, Ireland won

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making it to the quarterfinals, but lost 24-28 to

. Due in part to Farrell managing Ireland to a Grand Slam and a strong performance in the World Cup, Farrell was awarded World Rugby Coach of the Year for 2023. On 14 December 2023, Farrell signed a new four-year contract to remain as Ireland head coach until the end of the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Ireland under Farrell won the 2024 Six Nations Championship, beating all nations bar England. Following the conclusion of the 2024 Autumn Nations Series, a 22-19 win for Ireland over

, he began his sabbatical from the Ireland to begin his work with the British & Irish Lions. Simon Easterby will assume head coach duties for Ireland in his absence.

British & Irish Lions

Farrell was an assistant coach to Warren Gatland on the 2013 Lions tour to Australia, when the Lions won the series 2-1. He was also an assistant coach on the Lions' 2017 tour to New Zealand, when the series was drawn 1-1. In January 2024, Farrell was announced as head coach for the 2025 tour of Australia.

Personal life

Farrell married Colleen O’Loughlin, the sister of his then Wigan teammate Sean O’Loughlin, in 1995 and has four children, including England rugby union player

. Both Farrell and his wife are of Irish descent.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Rugby league

As player

Great Britain / England *

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(RLWC) ** Runners-up:

* Tri-Nations ** Runners-up:

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Wigan * Rugby Football League Championship First Division /

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: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96,

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* League Leaders' Shield **

* Rugby League Premiership **

: 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95,

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95,

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* Lancashire Cup **

: 1992–93 * League Cup **

: 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96 * Charity Shield **

: 1991–92, 1995–96 * World Club Challenge **

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Individual * Rugby League World Golden Boot: 2004 * RLWBA Player of the Year: 1997 * Man of Steel: 1996, 2004 * Super League Dream Team: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 * Rugby Football League Hall of Fame: Inducted 2022 * Wigan Warriors Hall of Fame: Inducted Unknown ----

Rugby union

As player

England *

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As coach

Ireland *

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* Grand Slam **

: 2023 * Triple Crown **

: 2022, 2023 * Millennium Trophy ( England–Ireland) **

: 2021, 2022, 2023 * Centenary Quaich ( Ireland–Scotland) **

: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 * Admiral Brown Cup ( Argentina–Ireland) **

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, 2022, 2023, 2024 * Lansdowne Cup ( Australia–Ireland) **

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Individual * World Rugby Coach of the Year: 2023

References

External links

Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com (RL)
*(archived by web.archive.org
Profile at saracens.com (RU)
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Profile at england-rugby.com (RU)
*(archived by web.archive.org
2001 Ashes profile (RL)Frustration fuels Farrell return (RU)Commentary on Farrell's first International Union match (RU)Commentary on Farrell's first International Union match 2 (RU)Farrell's record as captain of both England and Great Britain in Rugby League at leaguefreak.com (RL)Andrew Farrell photo by sportingheroes.net
*(archived by web.archive.org

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