Andrew Porter (rugby union)

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Andrew Gerald Porter
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Porter representing Ireland during the Six Nations Championship
Full nameAndrew Gerald Porter
Date of birth (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight123 kg (271 lb; 19 st 5 lb)
School St. Andrew's College
University University College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Leinster
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Leinster 115 (85)
Correct as of 8 January 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 Ireland U20 17 (10)
2017– Ireland 64 (30)
Correct as of 16 March 2024

Andrew Gerald Porter (born 16 January 1996) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team. He was selected for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 2021.

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Early life

Porter’s mother died from cancer when he was a child. [1] Porter was educated and played rugby at St. Andrew's College, Dublin from 2008–2014. [2] He then attended and played rugby for University College Dublin. [3] [4]

Porter was noted for his strength and power. He could squat 350 kg (772 lb), making him already one of the strongest rugby players in the world, when he was aged just 20 and in his first year under professional contract. [5]

Club career

Porter entered the Leinster academy in Summer 2016 and made his senior first team debut off the bench against Benetton Treviso in the first game of the season on 2 September. [6] He was noted for his surprising speed and mobility in the loose, as evidenced by him making a break and scoring a try from inside his own half in the 2015–16 season for UCD in the AIL League. [7]

International career

At under-20 level, Porter starred for the Ireland U20 team for two seasons, including being involved in their best ever result in the Junior World Championship in 2016, when they finished runners-up. He made twelve appearances and scored two tries over the two seasons of his involvement with the squad. [8]

Porter first represented Ireland at senior level in 2017. [9]

On 6 May 2021, Porter was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. [10]

Career statistics

List of international tries

NumberPositionPointsTriesResultOppositionVenueDateRef.
1 Prop 51Lost England Twickenham Stadium 23 February 2020 [11]
2 Prop 51Won Argentina Aviva Stadium 21 November 2021 [12]
3–4 Prop 102Won New Zealand Forsyth Barr Stadium 9 July 2022 [13]
5 Prop 51Won France Aviva Stadium 11 February 2023 [14]
6 Prop 51Won Scotland Aviva Stadium 16 March 2024 [15]

as of 17 March 2023 [16]

Honours

Ireland
Leinster

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  9. ↑ "Andrew Porter Rugby | Andrew Porter News, Stats & Team | RugbyPass". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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