Andrew Ready

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Andrew Ready
Birth nameAndrew Ready
Date of birth (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb)
School Gregory Terrace
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012– Easts ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014−18 Brisbane City 32 (40)
2018-19 Rugby Southland 8 (0)
Correct as of 24 July 2021
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–18 Queensland Reds 30 (15)
2020-2022 Western Force 31 (40)
Correct as of 06 January 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Australia U20 4
2010 Australia A Schools

Andrew Ready (born 11 July 1993) is a rugby union player for the Western Force team in the Super Rugby competition, playing as a hooker.

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Early life

Ready was born in Brisbane, [1] and attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace. He was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby team in 2010. [2]

Career

Ready played premier rugby for Easts Tigers and was a member of the club's premiership winning team in 2013. He was selected for the Australia U20 team in 2013. [3]

In 2014, Ready played for Brisbane City in the inaugural National Rugby Championship. [3]

Ready was selected on the bench for the Reds' match against the Highlanders in 2014, [2] but wasn't used as a replacement player in the game. He made his Super Rugby debut against the Hurricanes in April 2015. [4]

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References

  1. "Andrew Ready". Reds Rugby. 2015. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Heslehurst, Brayden (30 May 2014). "Andrew Ready to make his debut for the Queensland Reds in Super 15". The Courier Mail. News. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Andrew Ready". ESPN Scrum. 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. "Queensland Reds v Hurricanes at Brisbane". ESPN Scrum. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.