George Lawler (born 1 September 1995), is an English professional rugby league footballer, who plays as a and for the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

in the

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. He has previously played for

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

in the Super League, and has spent time at the

Newcastle Thunder The Newcastle Thunder are a professional rugby league club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They play in the Betfred Championship competition, the second tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom. They play their home matches at Kingsto ...

and

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in League 1 on dual registration from Hull KR.

Background

Lawler was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Hull Kingston Rovers

Lawler is a former West Hull amateur, George was a product of and another player that blossomed through the ranks of the City of Hull Academy, before he started spending more time with the Hull Kingston Rovers' first-team squad. On 23 August, 2015, he made a try scoring début for Hull Kingston Rovers against the

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in an 8–12 victory in

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. It was revealed on 2 March, 2016, that Lawler had signed a four-year contract at Hull Kingston Rovers following an impressive start to his professional playing career. Lawler suffered relegation from the

with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2016 season, due to losing the

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at the hands of the

Salford Red Devils The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play in the Super League. Formed in 1873, they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground since 2012 has been t ...

in golden point extra time. 12-months later, however, Lawler was part of a Hull Kingston Rovers side that won promotion back to the Super League, at the first time of asking following relegation the season prior. It was announced on 4 May, 2018, that Lawler had penned a new three-year contract extension, to remain at Hull Kingston Rovers until at least the end of the 2021 season.

Castleford Tigers

On 5 October, 2021, it was reported that Lawler had signed for the

. For the 2022 season, Lawler claimed squad number 10 which was vacated by the retiring

Grant Millington Grant William Millington (born 1 November 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, who plays as a or for the Western Suburbs Red Devils in the Country Rugby League. He previously played for Castleford Tigers ( He ...

. He made his Castleford Tigers' début on 11 February, 2022, against the

. Lawler scored his first try for the Castleford Tigers on 26 March, 2022, against the

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...

. Lawler played 20 matches for Castleford in the

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season as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.

References

External links

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