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| Birth name | John Andrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ballymena Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Ricky Andrew (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Andrew (born 6 May 1993) is an Irish professional rugby union player who currently plays for Ulster as a hooker.
Born in Ballymena, [2] he was part of the Ballymena Academy team that won the Ulster Schools' Cup in 2010. [3] He represented Ireland at under-19 level, and was part of the Ireland squad for the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, [4] making one start and four appearances from the bench. [5] He came through the Ulster academy system, made his first senior appearance for the province in a friendly against Exeter in August 2014, and signed a development contract in March 2015, [6] and a full senior contract in April 2017. [7] He made his first competitive senior appearance against Ospreys in September 2015, [2] Primarily a backup to Rory Best, and later Rob Herring, [8] he had a strong season in 2020–21, [9] making more appearances than usual and scoring seven tries. [10] He signed a contract extension in January 2021. [11]
