Biography
Who is Andrew Ettingshausen?
Early life
Andrew Ettingshausen was born in Sutherland, Australia, on October 29, 1965. He attended De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla and De La Salle College Caringbah. While still at school, he was signed as a junior to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1982 and 1983.
Club career
Andrew made his first grade début for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in round 5 of the 1983 season against the Newtown Jets. He scored a try in the second half of his first match playing at fullback. Over eighteen seasons, he played a total of 328 first grade games exclusively for Cronulla, setting a club record for the most appearances at a single club that stood for ten years before Darren Lockyer broke it in 2010. He captained the club to the 1987 Super League Grand Final, where they lost to the Brisbane Broncos.
During his time with Cronulla, he scored 112 tries. In 1994, he scored five tries in a single match against South Sydney at Endeavour Field. He was inducted into the NRL Hall of Fame in 2008.
Representative career
Andrew represented New South Wales in the State of Origin series, making his début on the wing in 1987. Over nine years, he played twenty-seven State of Origin games and scored seven tries. He also made eight appearances for City Origin between 1988 and 1996.
On the international stage, Andrew played in 29 Test matches for the Australia national rugby league team between 1988 and 1997. He was selected for the Kangaroo tours of Great Britain and France in 1990 and 1994, finishing as the top try scorer on both tours. He remains the only player to lead the try-scoring tally on consecutive Kangaroo tours.
Television career
After retiring from professional rugby league in 2000, Andrew transitioned to television. He became a reality television participant and the host and producer of a fishing television show titled Escape with ET.
Birthday and age
Andrew Ettingshausen was born on October 29, 1965, which makes Andrew 61 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Andrew shares the date with 38 other famous people.
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