Andrew Mower

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Andrew Mower
Full nameAndrew Lance Mower
Date of birth (1975-09-03) 3 September 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)
Occupation(s)Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-1998 Gordon Highlanders ()
1998-2000 London Irish ()
2000-2003 Newcastle Falcons ()
Correct as of 11 October 2017
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000–2003 Scotland A 10
2001–2003 Scotland 13
Correct as of 11 October 2017

Andrew Mower is a former rugby union player who gained thirteen caps with the Scotland national rugby union team 2000–2004. He played as flanker for London Irish and Newcastle Falcons.

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Early life

Born 3 September 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [1] He worked as a financial trader for HSBC in Sydney. [2]

Club rugby

He played for the Gordon Highlanders. [3] In 1998 he was part of the team that won the grand final victory against Northern Suburb. [4] He was offered a part-time contract by the New South Wales Waratahs but instead he moved to the UK. [2]

He played joined London Irish in July 1999 and played club rugby with them, last appearing for them on 20 May 2000. [3] [5] He moved to the Newcastle Falcons and spent some time in 2003 loaned out to the Borders. [6]

International career

His maternal grandfather was born in Glasgow but he was also eligible to play for England, Wales and Australia. [7] In 2000, Mower committed to representing Scotland. [8] He first played for Scotland A in November against Samoa. [9]

In May 2001 he played for Scotland against the Barbarians. [10] Mower gained his first full cap for Scotland against Tonga at Murrayfield on 10 November 2001.

By February 2003 he had 10 Scotland A caps. [2]

His last cap was against Ireland at Murrayfield on 6 September 2003. In October 2003 he pulled out of Scotland's World Cup after suffering a knee injury during training. [11]

In October 2004 he announced his retirement from playing, on medical grounds. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Scotland: Player statistics". BBC Sport . 14 February 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Morrison, Iain (13 February 2003). "Mower at the ready after Pountney goes out to grass". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 Ferguson, David (20 September 2000). "McGeechan eyes Australian flanker". The Scotsman . Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mower opts for Scotland". BBC News. 4 October 2000. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "London Irish Old Boys Database". www.london-irish.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mower ponders future". BBC News . 14 February 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Mower forced to retire from rugby". 28 October 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Mower picks Scotland over England" . The Independent . 3 October 2000. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Scotland pushed all the way". BBC Sport. 14 November 2000. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Simpson back for Scotland". BBC News. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Mower out of World Cup". BBC News. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2017.


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