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]

References

  1. ^ Playing Stat at ItsRugby.co.uk
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ *Ulster 2020-21 - Who Did What?, The Front Row Union, 12 August 2021
  11. ^ "Pro14: Ulster announce four more contract extensions", BBC Sport, 26 January 2021


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Andrew_(rugby_union)
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