Stephen Tyrer (born 16 March 1989) is a former

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. Tyrer previously played for St Helens, where he began his career, the

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Background

Tyrer was born in St Helens,

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Playing career

St Helens

In November 2006, Tyrer was promoted to train with the St. Helens first team squad. Tyrer made a big impact on the first team squad in 2007, making a try scoring home début against

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, his strong running and goal kicking ability cemented his place as one of the games brightest prospects. Having made a significant contribution in Saints early win over

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in the

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, Tyrer was given a place in the squad for the first final at the new Wembley, although he did not take part in the match, he did receive a competition winner's medal. Having played his first full season as number 24, Tyrer was given the number 22 jersey for the 2008 Super League season. He found his opportunities limited however in a strong Saints squad.

Widnes Vikings

He spent the final third of the 2008 season on loan at Widnes where he wore the number 3 jersey and scored over 100 points, including two second half tries and several conversions in his début against Salford.

Celtic Crusaders

After Widnes missed out on a place in the 2009 Super League competition, Tyrer parted with the club to pursue his top flight ambitions with

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Salford City Reds

This was followed by another season on loan at Salford.

Widnes

In late 2010, Tyrer was released from his Saints contract and returned to

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where he hoped to win a long term contract before Widnes recently announced their return to Super League for the 2012 season.

Halifax

Tyrer did not win a contract at

so he joined Halifax. He was one of a few Widnes players to join Halifax after not winning a Super League contract at Widnes. Tyrer went on to score 2,000 points for Halifax and sits second in the clubs all time points scoring charts behind hall of famer

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Widnes Vikings (rejoined)

On 18 August 2020 it was announced that Tyrer was re-joining Widndes for the 2021 season. He retired at the end of the 2022 season.

References

External links

Halifax profileSt Helens profileSaints Heritages Society profileSt Helens bolstered by HargreavesSaints Invest in Local YouthSt Helens 34-22 BradfordSaints Ease To Karalius Cup WinFeature: Tyrer reflects on career
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