Andy Booth (rugby union)

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Andy Booth
Full nameAndrew Howell Booth
Date of birth (1967-12-08) 8 December 1967 (age 55)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight189 lb (86 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1989–91 Wales

Andrew Howell Booth (born 8 December 1967) is a Welsh former professional rugby union player. [1]

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Booth, born and raised in Swansea, attended Bishop Gore School. He played for Cardiff, Swansea and Neath over the course of his career, as well as some varsity rugby while earning his blue at Cambridge University. [2] [3]

A scrum-half, Booth was notably on the bench for Wales on nine occasions, without ever gaining a cap. He sat on the bench for the entire 1991 Rugby World Cup, where starting scrum-half Robert Jones played every minute. This makes him the only Wales player to have been named on a World Cup squad but never capped (excluding replacement players). [4]

Booth is a financial consultant by profession. He is the brother-in-law of Wales international Stuart Davies, who married Booth's sister Lorna. Davies was Booth's captain during his time at Swansea. [2]

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References

  1. "My Life in Rugby with Andy Booth: 'I've got every cap bar the senior one'". The Rugby Paper. 19 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Coming in through the out door!". South Wales Evening Post . 20 November 1993.
  3. "Booth and co blown apart". Cambridge Evening News . 26 February 1990. p. 21.
  4. Thomas, Simon (22 September 2019). "The Welshman selected for a World Cup who ended his career uncapped". Wales Online .