Andy Patmore (born 23 May 1968) is an Australian former professional

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player who played in the 1990s. He played most of his career at the

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, but he also played for the

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, and the

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( Heritage № 1043). His position of choice was .

Playing career

Patmore was a Bankstown Sports Junior and

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representative in 1986. In 1987, he was graded by the

. In 1988, Patmore was a regular member of the Under 21 team and in 1989, Patmore moved to lock where his season was interrupted by injury. In 1990, Patmore started the season late in reserve grade and received the opportunity to play first grade from new Bulldogs coach

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following an injury to long serving centre

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. He made his first grade debut in his side's 9−8 loss to the

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at the

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in round 17 of the 1990 season. In 1991, Patmore became a regular member of the first grade side but was relegated near the end of the season for

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. In 1992, Patmore started the season in reserve grade and was promoted to first grade for Jason McGrady to become a regular member of the team for the rest of the season. Patmore's stint with the Bulldogs ended at the conclusion of the 1993 season. In 1994, Patmore joined the

. He played only 2 games for the Eels, before leaving the club at season's end. In 1995, Patmore joined the

where he would once again only play 2 first grade games. Patmore's stint with the Rabbitohs and in Australia ended at the conclusion of the 1995 season. In 1996, Patmore played one final season of rugby league with English side

Coaching career

From 2008 to 2014, Patmore was coach of the

in the National Youth Competition. In 2019, Patmore was named as

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's replacement as head coach of the New South Wales Rugby League Women's side.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Patmore, Andy 1968 births Living people Australian rugby league players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Parramatta Eels players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from New South Wales South Sydney Rabbitohs players People from Kempsey, New South Wales