Andrew David Goodman (born 28 October 1982) is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who played for and captained the Tasman Mako in the National Provincial Championship.
| Birth name | Andrew David Goodman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 October 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Nelson College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editIn July 2012, Goodman signed a one-year deal with Leinster.[2]
Goodman was educated at Nelson College from 1996 to 2000. In 1999 and 2000, he was a member of both the school's top rugby team and top cricket team.[3] He then studied physical education and teaching at the University of Otago for five years, before returning to Nelson College as a physical education teacher.[4] In late 2014 he again returned to Nelson after two seasons at Leinster, and accepted a position as head of the rugby academy at Nelson College for 2015.[5]
He spent time as head coach of Tasman in the Bunnings NPC and assistant coach of the Crusaders in Super Rugby. He is now assistant coach at Leinster.
On December 21, 2023, he was appointed as backs coach for the Ireland men's rugby team,[6] replacing former England player and Ireland coach Mike Catt.
References
edit- ^ "Leinster 1st XV: Andrew Goodman". leinsterrugby.ie. 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "Leinster Rugby sign lock Quinn Roux and utility back Andrew Goodman". rte.ie. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
- ^ O'Sullivan, John (15 December 2012). "An unusual route to Leinster's centre". The Irish Times.
- ^ Martin, Wayne (20 November 2014). "Global Goodman on mend". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Andrew Goodman will join the Ireland coaching team" irishrugby.ie. 21st December 2023