Andy Newman

For other people with the same name, see Andrew Newman.

Andy Newman

Birth name	Andrew Newman
Date of birth	(1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	122 kg (19 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Neath () – Swansea () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Northampton Saints () 2003-06 Ospreys 75 (30) 2006-08 Glasgow Warriors 45 (5) – Grenoble () – London Scottish () International career Years Team Apps (Points) Wales U21 – Wales A

Andrew Newman (born 7 January 1978 in Leicester, England) is a former Welsh international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Lock position. ^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Newman played for Neath and Swansea at amateur level. ^[2]

Professional career

He started at Northampton Saints and won the Heineken Cup with them in 2000 but he finished playing with them in 2001. ^[3]

He moved on to play with the Ospreys in 2003. ^[2] He made 75 appearances for the Welsh team and scored 6 tries with them. ^[4] He won the Celtic League while with Ospreys. ^[5]

He signed for Glasgow Warriors in 2006.^{[ citation needed ]}

He also played for Grenoble and London Scottish. ^[6]

International career

He was capped by Wales at U21 level and at 'A' grade. ^[7]

Business career

He moved into Finance and now works with LGT Vestra. ^[5]

References

1. "Dan Turner | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum". En.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
2. "Andrew Newman - Ospreys Rugby".
3. Rees, Paul (21 December 2001). "Newman sacked after driving ban" – via The Guardian.
4. "Andy Newman".
5. "Andy Newman :: LGT Vestra". Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
6. Colm Hannon (23 November 2011). "Andy Newman Business Networking through Rugby" – via YouTube.
7. "BBC SPORT - Rugby Union - Scottish - Glasgow Warriors snap up Newman".

External links

• Andy Newman at ESPNscrum
• Scottish Rugby interview