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John Andrew (rugby union, born 1993)

John Andrew (rugby union, born 1993)

Irish rugby union player (1993-)

John Andrew (born 6 May 1993) is an Irish professional rugby union player who currently plays for Ulster as a hooker.

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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]

References

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


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