John Andrew (rugby union, born 1993)

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John Andrew
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Birth nameJohn Andrew
Date of birth (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
School Ballymena Academy
Notable relative(s) Ricky Andrew (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Ulster
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012– Ballymena ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014– Ulster 127 (90)
Correct as of 20 December 2024 [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Ireland U20 5 (0)
Correct as of 15 March 2013

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Playing Stat at ItsRugby.co.uk
  2. 1 2 Ulster Rugby profile
  3. ↑ Shaun O'Neill, "Memories are made of these!", Ballymena Guardian, 30 April 2020
  4. ↑ "Under 20: Ireland Squad for Six Nations.", The Front Row Union, 29 January 2013
  5. ↑ "Ireland U20: Who Did What 2013?", The Front Row Union, 25 June 2013
  6. ↑ "Andrew signs new contract with Ulster Rugby", Northern Ireland World, 21 March 2015
  7. ↑ "Clive Ross, Alan O'Connor, Dave Shanahan, John Andrew commit to Ulster", RTÉ Sport, 27 April 2017
  8. ↑ Adam McKendry, "Ulster Rugby squad 2016/17", Belfast Live, 24 November 2016
  9. ↑ "The Ulster depth chart: A World Cup winner and the thrilling back three", The42, 17 September 2021
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "Pro14: Ulster announce four more contract extensions", BBC Sport, 26 January 2021


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