Rob Andrew
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| Rob Andrew | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Christopher Robert Andrew | ||
| Date of birth | February 18, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.8 m) | ||
| Nickname | Squeaky | ||
| School | Barnard Castle School | ||
| College | St John's College, Cambridge | ||
| Occupation(s) | Director of Elite Rugby | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | fly-half | ||
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| 1982–1985 | Cambridge University | ||
| Professional clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 1985–1986 1987–1995 1995–1999 |
Nottingham Wasps Newcastle Falcons |
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| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |
| 1985–1997 1989, 1993 |
England British and Irish Lions |
71 13 |
(396) (40)[1] |
Christopher Robert "Rob" Andrew MBE (born 18 February 1963 in Richmond, Yorkshire), nicknamed "Squeaky", is a former English rugby union footballer and currently Director of Elite Rugby at the RFU. He was formerly the Director of Rugby of Newcastle Falcons. As a player, Andrew was assured in his kicking and defensive skills off both feet. Andrew also had a brief career in first-class cricket.
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[edit] Rugby career
[edit] Domestic
Andrew attended Barnard Castle School, and was captain of the 1st XV in 1981. He then attended St John's College Cambridge and played for Cambridge University in the Varsity Match. He joined Nottingham for one season in 1985/86 and then joined Wasps FC where he was first choice fly-half throughout most of the eight seasons he spent with the north London club. At Wasps FC he won the English League in 1990, eventually leaving to join Newcastle Gosforth in 1995 as both a player and as director of rugby[2]. The club had just been bought out by Sir John Hall in the leadup to the game turning professional, they became the Falcons of today. During his time in charge of Newcastle Falcons he is credited with discovering Jonny Wilkinson. His playing career was ended in 1999 after an injury in training[3].
[edit] International
Andrew was fly-half for England during the Will Carling era, making a winning debut in January 1985 against Romania at Twickenham . For the next 10 years he was England's regular fly-half earning 70 caps, including 2 as captain. After England finished 4th in the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup, he saw out his contract at Wasps and moved to the Newcastle Falcons. He made his final appearance for England after an absence of almost 2 years when he was called off the bench as a try scoring replacement against Wales in March 1997. In total, he scored 396 international points, won the Glam Slam with England 3 times and holds the English record for the most points scored in an international - 30, scored against Canada in 1994. Critics of the England side blamed him for kicking the ball too much rather than passing. England did, however, enjoy a great deal of success with him as their Number 10.
He played in 3 Rugby World Cup competitions; 1987 (making 2 appearances), 1991 and 1995. Curiously, just as Wilkinson had beaten Australia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup final with a drop goal, the last time Australia lost in the same competition was in 1995. Back then, it was Andrew who nailed a drop goal on the stroke of full-time to beat the Wallabies 25-22.
[edit] Post playing
Andrew remained as director of rugby at Newcastle Falcons after the injury that ended his playing career until on August 18 2006 he was appointed by the RFU to undertake the post of Director of Elite Rugby to oversee all aspects of representative rugby in England, from the regional academies to the full senior side[4]. Although he has the above decision making powers, what he does not control is the employment status of the coaching team and staff.
[edit] Cricket career
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| Batting style | Left-hand batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off-break | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1984–1985 | Cambridge University | |||
| First-class debut | 18 April 1984 Cambridge University v Leicestershire |
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| Last First-class | 5 July 1985 Cambridge University v Oxford University |
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| List A debut | 5 May 1984 Combined Universities v Hampshire |
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| Last List A | 18 May 1985 Combined Universities v Essex |
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| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | FC | List A | ||
| Matches | 17 | 5 | ||
| Runs scored | 658 | 150 | ||
| Batting average | 21.22 | 37.50 | ||
| 100s/50s | 1/3 | 0/1 | ||
| Top score | 101* | 82* | ||
| Balls bowled | 1433 | 156 | ||
| Wickets | 12 | 1 | ||
| Bowling average | 70.58 | 124.00 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | – | ||
| 10 wickets in match | – | – | ||
| Best bowling | 3/77 | 1/15 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 6/– | –/– | ||
| Source: CricketArchive, 8 December 2008 | ||||
Andrew was also a talented cricketer, gaining a Cambridge blue for that sport as well, and he made 17 first-class appearances for the university cricket team in 1984 and 1985, as well as playing five times for Combined Universities in one-day cricket. A left-handed batsman and right arm off-break bowler, he made one first-class century, scoring 101 not out against Nottinghamshire in July 1984. Andrew also made a few appearances for the Yorkshire Second XI, and on one occasion dismissed future England captain Michael Atherton (then aged 17) for a duck.
[edit] Off the field
Andrew is an Honorary President of the rugby charity Wooden Spoon, which raises funds for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK and Ireland.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Wasps profile
- Rob Andrew MBE
- Sporting Heros 1
- Sporting Heros 2
- Sporting Heros 3
- Sporting Heros 4
- Sporting Heros 5
- Sporting Heros 6
- Sporting Heros 7
- Sporting Heros 8
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| Preceded by Will Carling |
English National Rugby Union Captain May 1989 |
Succeeded by Will Carling |
| Preceded by Will Carling |
English National Rugby Union Captain May 1995 |
Succeeded by Will Carling |
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