Luke Andrews
| Full name | Luke Samuel Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 January 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Samuel Andrews (born 16 January 1976) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Born in Invercargill, Andrews grew up in the nearby town of Riverton and was educated at Aparima College, where he played halfback until a sudden growth spurt. He worked as a commercial diver in his first few years after school.[2]
Rugby career
[edit]Andrews, a lock and blindside flanker, moved to Dunedin to attend the University of Otago and earned NZ Universities representative honours, while making his way up the ranks at Otago to make his provincial debut in 1999.[2]
After transferring to Wellington in 2002, Andrews began playing for the Hurricanes, making a total of 61 Super 14 appearances. He had overseas stints with Japan's Coca-Cola Red Sparks, Shute Shield team Manly and Italian club Rugby Noceto from 2007 to 2010, then returned to New Zealand and joined Bay of Plenty.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Luke Samuel Andrews". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
- ^ a b "The player from nowhere - Super Rugby News". NZ Herald. 27 March 2003.
- ^ "BOP duo recall Stag time". Stuff.co.nz. 13 October 2010.
External links
[edit]- Luke Andrews at ESPNscrum
- 1976 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union players from the Southland Region
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Coca-Cola Red Sparks players
- Manly RUFC players
- Crociati Parma Rugby FC players
- Otago rugby union players
- Southland rugby union players
- Wellington rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- University of Otago alumni