Andrew "Andy" Yates is a professional 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...

 player. Yates currently plays for St. Helens in the Super League

Super League

Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...

. His position of preference is prop and he signed as a junior from local amateur side Thatto Heath Crusaders. Yates made his first team début last season

Super League XIII

Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the Minor Premiership over 27 rounds after which, the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and...

 but has not made any further appearances in Super League XIV

Super League XIV

The 2009 Super League season is the fourteenth season of rugby league since the Super League format was introduced in 1996...

. Yates left St Helens for Hunslet Hawks

Hunslet Hawks

Hunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:...

 at the end of 2010 due to a restricted amount of first team appearances, and not being selected in Royce Simmons

Royce Simmons

Royce Simmons is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player, currently the head coach of St Helens RLFC in the European Super League...

' first team squad for 2011.