John Andrew (born 6 May 1993) is an Irish professional rugby union player who currently plays for Ulster as a hooker.
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| Birth name | John Andrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ballymena Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Ricky Andrew (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Ballymena,[2] he was part of the Ballymena Academy team that won the Ulster Schools' Cup in 2010.[3] He represented Ireland at under-19 level, and was part of the Ireland squad for the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[4] making one start and four appearances from the bench.[5] He came through the Ulster academy system, made his first senior appearance for the province in a friendly against Exeter in August 2014, and signed a development contract in March 2015,[6] and a full senior contract in April 2017.[7] He made his first competitive senior appearance against Ospreys in September 2015,[2] Primarily a backup to Rory Best, and later Rob Herring,[8] he had a strong season in 2020–21,[9] making more appearances than usual and scoring seven tries.[10] He signed a contract extension in January 2021.[11]
References
edit- ^ Playing Stat at ItsRugby.co.uk
- ^ a b Ulster Rugby profile
- ^ Shaun O'Neill, "Memories are made of these!", Ballymena Guardian, 30 April 2020
- ^ "Under 20: Ireland Squad for Six Nations.", The Front Row Union, 29 January 2013
- ^ "Ireland U20: Who Did What 2013?", The Front Row Union, 25 June 2013
- ^ "Andrew signs new contract with Ulster Rugby", Northern Ireland World, 21 March 2015
- ^ "Clive Ross, Alan O'Connor, Dave Shanahan, John Andrew commit to Ulster", RTÉ Sport, 27 April 2017
- ^ Adam McKendry, "Ulster Rugby squad 2016/17", Belfast Live, 24 November 2016
- ^ "The Ulster depth chart: A World Cup winner and the thrilling back three", The42, 17 September 2021
- ^ *Ulster 2020-21 - Who Did What?, The Front Row Union, 12 August 2021
- ^ "Pro14: Ulster announce four more contract extensions", BBC Sport, 26 January 2021
External links
edit- United Rugby Championship profile
- John Andrew at European Professional Club Rugby
- John Andrew at ItsRugby.co.uk
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