Full name | Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 March 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bristol Grammar School Harrow School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie (born 22 March 1999) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Saracens. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds. [1]
Born and raised in England, he is Scottish qualified through descent, and was first selected for the Scottish national rugby team in January 2022, for the following Six Nations Championship. [2] [3] [4] His first cap was gained as a replacement in the Six Nations match against France on 26 February 2022 at Murrayfield. [5]
Onyeama-Christie was born in England to a Nigerian father (Patrick Onyeama) and a British mother whose parents are Scottish (Victoria Christie). [6] [4] His grandfather, Charles Onyeama, was a judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, [7] and the first Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice. [8]