Andrew Wynyard is a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 coach and former player who played professionally in England and Australia.

Playing career

Wynyard started his career with the St. George Illawarra Dragons before being signed by the London Broncos

London Broncos

London Broncos are a professional rugby league football club based in London, England. The club has competed in the Super League competition since its introduction in 1996...

 mid-way through the 1999 season. That same year, Wynyard was selected to represent New Zealand Māori

New Zealand Maori rugby league team

-See also:* New Zealand national rugby league team* New Zealand Māori rugby union team* New Zealand Māori cricket team-External links:* Google Books...

 against Great Britain.

Between 1999 and 2000 Wynyard played 40 Super League

Super League

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 matches for the Broncos, before returning to Australia. In 2001 Wynyard joined the Redcliffe Dolphins

Redcliffe Dolphins

The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup....

 and went onto play 67 matches for the Dolphins in the Queensland Cup

Queensland Cup

The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...

, scoring 14 tries, and being part of champion sides in 2002 and 2003. Wynyard represented the Queensland Residents in 2001.

Wynyard became the Dolphins Colts assistant coach in 2008 before coaching the FOGS Cup side in 2009.