Andrew "Andy" Bentley (born 13 May 1985) is a New Zealand professional
rugby league footballer who plays as a or for
Toulouse Olympique in the
Betfred Championship.
He is a
France and
Scotland international representative forward and has previously played for the
Catalans Dragons in the
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
.
Background
Bentley was born in New Zealand. Born to a New Zealand/Samoan father and New Zealand Maori/Scottish mother in Auckland, Bentley moved to France at a young age where his father played for La Réole XIII.
He is the older brother of fellow
Scotland, and French international,
Kane Bentley
Kane Bentley (born 16 April 1987) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the St Gaudens Bears in the Elite One Championship. He has played for both France and Scotland at international level.
He previously played for To ...
.
Representative career
Bentley represented France at junior level for a number of years.
He was named in the
France training squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 2000 tournament. The tournament was held in Australia from 26 October, culminating in the final b ...
but did not make the final squad.
Andrew represented France in 2009 4 nations (England, France, New Zealand and Australia)
He represented France in the
2010 Alitalia European Cup
The 2010 European Cup, known as the Alitalia European Cup for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league football tournament. Three of the competing teams participated in the 2009 European Cup, with France also being included in the tournament after ...
. Bentley represented France in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup with his brother Kane.
References
External links
Toulouse Olympique profile*
*(archived by web.archive.org
Super League profile2017 RLWC profile
1985 births
Living people
Black British sportsmen
Catalans Dragons players
France national rugby league team players
French people of Samoan descent
French people of Scottish descent
French rugby league players
Lézignan Sangliers players
New Zealand emigrants to France
New Zealand rugby league players
New Zealand people of Scottish descent
New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
Oxford Rugby League players
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby league players from Auckland
Scotland national rugby league team players
Toulouse Olympique players
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