Scott Andrews (rugby player born 1989)

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Scott Andrews
Birth nameScott Andrews
Date of birth (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 30)
Place of birth Church Village, Wales
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight120 kg (19 st; 260 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2010
2012–present
Glamorgan Wanderers
Cardiff
46
5
(5)
(0)
Correct as of 27 December 2014
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–present
2017
Cardiff Blues
Bath (loan)
182
1
(15)
(0)
Correct as of 11 December 2019 (UTC)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)


2008–2009
2011–present
Wales U16
Wales U18
Wales U20
Wales


14
14


(5)
(0)
Correct as of 2 December 2017

Scott Andrews (born 1 August 1989) is a Welsh international rugby union player for Pro14 side Cardiff Blues. He plays mainly as a prop, but can also cover lock and hooker.

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Domestic career

In September 2017, English side Bath announced that they had signed Andrews on a one-month loan deal. [1]

International career

In May 2010 he was added to the Wales national rugby union team standby list for the summer matches due to injury to Gethin Jenkins. [2] In January 2011 he was named the Wales squad for the 2011 Six Nations Championship. [3] He was named in the preliminary squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup [4] but was ultimately left out of the final squad. [5] He made his full international debut for Wales versus the Barbarians on 4 June 2011 as a second-half replacement.

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References

  1. "Andrews joins Bath on loan". Cardiff Blues. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. Jenkins injured
  3. 2011 Wales squad
  4. "Wales: Gatland ponders World Cup selection dilemmas". BBC Sport . 20 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  5. "Rugby World Cup 2011: Sam Warburton leads Wales in New Zealand". BBC Sport . 22 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2015.