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
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, and at club level for
Elland
Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as ''Elant'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It h ...
ARLFC,
in the
Super League for the
Salford City Reds, and the
Leeds Rhinos
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(
Heritage № 1385), in 2009's
National League One for the
York City Knights
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(
loan
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), in 2011's
Super League XVI
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for the
Harlequins RL
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The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
(
Heritage № 506) (
loan
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) and in the
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
for
Halifax, as a or .
Background
Luke Ambler was born in
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, he has
Irish
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* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
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ancestors, and eligible to play for
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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
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 Headin ...
.
He played for
Harlequins RL
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
during the 2011 Super League season, and moved to
Halifax in 2012. Ambler made his
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
début against
Serbia
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in 2009. He was named to the Ireland squad for the
2013 Rugby League World Cup
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It was the main event of the year's Festival of World ...
. Luke played in the
2014
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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
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
squad for the
2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.
Personal life
In the summer of 2016, after the
suicide of his brother-in-law, Luke founded
Andy's Man Club and has become an ambassador for suicide prevention.
References
External links
Halifax profileLeeds Rhinos profile*(archived by web.archive.org
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
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