Date of birth | 12 September 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Christchurch | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Thomas Earl (born 12 September 1961) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played as a forward. Born in Christchurch, he played 45 times for the All Blacks. [1]
Andy Earl played his club rugby for the Glenmark Rugby Club, in North Canterbury. He played his club rugby alongside fellow club members, Robbie Deans, Richard Loe, and Bruce Deans, with other notable club members such as Alex Wyllie also playing for Glenmark.
Since retiring from rugby, Andy Earl owns a sheep farm near the town of Scargill.
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