George Lawler

George Lawler (born 1 September 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop, second-row, loose forward or hooker for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

George Lawler

Personal information
Born	(1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 29) Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	15 st 13 lb (101 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row, Loose forward, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015–21 Hull Kingston Rovers 103 12 0 0 48 2016(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → Newcastle Thunder 1 1 0 0 4 2017(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → York City Knights 1 0 0 0 0 2022– Castleford Tigers 80 7 0 0 28 Total 185 20 0 0 80 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021 England Knights 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2] As of 9 August 2025

He has previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, and has spent time on dual registration from Hull KR with the Newcastle Thunder and York City Knights in League 1.

Background

Lawler was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, 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.^{[citation needed]}

On 23 August, 2015, he made a try scoring début for Hull Kingston Rovers against the Widnes Vikings in an 8–12 victory in The Qualifiers.

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.^{[citation needed]}

Lawler suffered relegation from the Super League with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound Game at the hands of the Salford Red Devils 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.^[3]

Castleford Tigers

On 5 October 2021, it was announced that Lawler would sign for the Castleford Tigers on a two-year deal.^[4][5] For the 2022 season, he claimed squad number 10 which was vacated by the retiring Grant Millington.^[6]

Lawler made his Castleford debut on 11 February 2022 in the opening round fixture against the Salford Red Devils.^[7] He scored his first try for the club on 26 March against the Leeds Rhinos in the Challenge Cup.^[8] During his first season he made 23 appearances, featuring predominantly as a prop or second-row forward, but also filling in at hooker.^[1]

Lawler scored his second Tigers try against Huddersfield on 10 March 2023.^[9] In June, he sustained a quad injury which kept him out for seven weeks.^[10] He played 20 matches in total for Castleford in the 2023 season as the club narrowly avoided relegation.^[11]

Club statistics

Appearances and points in all competitions by year

Club	Season	Tier	App	T	G	DG	Pts
Hull Kingston Rovers	2015	Super League	3	2	0	0	8
	2016	Super League	21	2	0	0	8
	2017	Championship	17	4	0	0	16
	2018	Super League	3	1	0	0	4
	2019	Super League	26	1	0	0	4
	2020	Super League	15	0	0	0	0
	2021	Super League	18	2	0	0	8
	Total		103	12	0	0	48
→ Newcastle Thunder (DR)	2016	League 1	1	1	0	0	4
→ York City Knights (DR)	2017	League 1	1	0	0	0	0
Castleford Tigers	2022	Super League	23	1	0	0	4
	2023	Super League	20	1	0	0	4
	2024	Super League	15	0	0	0	0
	2025	Super League	22	5	0	0	20
	Total		80	7	0	0	28
Career total			185	20	0	0	80

As of match played 9 August 2025^[1][2]