Full name | Andrew Lance Mower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 3 September 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Born 3 September 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [1] He worked as a financial trader for HSBC in Sydney. [2]
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]
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]