Andrew Broatch

Andrew "Drew" Broatch (born 8 April 1942) is a Scottish former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played invitational level rugby union for Barbarian F.C., and at club level Hawick YM RFC and Hawick RFC, as a fly-half and representative level rugby league for Other Nationalities and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Leeds, Bradford Northern, New Hunslet and York, as a centre, or stand-off.

Andrew Broatch

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Broatch
Born	(1942-04-08) 8 April 1942 (age 83) Hawick, Scotland
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Fly-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Hawick YM RFC Hawick RFC Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1963 Barbarian F.C. 1
Rugby league
Position	Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1963–68 Leeds 153 32 0 0 96 1968–70 Bradford Northern 58 8 0 0 24 1970–75 York 1975–78 New Hunslet 102 7 0 0 21 Total 313 47 0 0 141 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1965 Commonwealth XIII 1 1965 Other Nationalities 1
Source: [1]
Relatives	Alex Fiddes (uncle)

Playing career

International honours

Drew Broatch represented Other Nationalities (RL) while at Leeds, he played stand-off in the 2–19 defeat by St. Helens at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Wednesday 27 January 1965, to mark the switching-on of new floodlights,^[2] and represented Commonwealth XIII (RL) while at Leeds in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965.^[3]

County Cup Final appearances

Drew Broatch played at centre in Leeds' 2–18 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1964–65 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 31 October 1964.

Genealogical information

Drew Broatch is the nephew of the Scottish rugby union, rugby league footballer, and rugby league coach; Alex Fiddes.^[4]