Rob Andrew
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Born | Christopher Robert Andrew 18 February 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Director of Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Sara Andrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Emily, Beth, Iola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1985 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Combined Universities v Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last LA | 18 May 1985 Combined Universities v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 8 December 2008 |
Christopher Robert Andrew MBE (born 18 February 1963) is a former English rugby union player and was, until April 2016, Professional Rugby Director at the RFU.
He was formerly the Director of Rugby of Newcastle Falcons and has been Chief Executive of Sussex County Cricket Club since January 2017.[2]
As a player, Andrew was assured in his kicking and defensive skills off both feet. Andrew also had a brief career in first-class cricket whilst at University and played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club's Second XI.[2]
Andrew was born in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England on 18 February 1963.[citation needed]
Rugby career
Domestic
Andrew attended
He joined
The club had just been bought out by Sir John Hall in the lead-up to the game turning professional; they became the Falcons of today. During his time in charge of
International
Andrew was
Critics of the England side blamed him for kicking the ball too much rather than passing - perhaps unfairly since England three times broke the Five Nations records for tries scored, and points scored, with Andrew as fly-half (in 1990 despite not even winning the tournament, and again in 1992 and 1995): however it was undeniable that England's game plan was based very much more around their forwards than their backs, with kicking for territory and competing to win line-outs and rucks in opposition territory being a major part of the tactic.
Inconsistent early in his career as a place-kicker for penalties and conversions, and often ceding that duty to fullbacks Webb and Hodgkinson (only to have to take some kicks anyway, when Webb also proved inconsistent early in his own career), Andrew improved that aspect of his game greatly, until by the end of his career he was among the best in the world at it, as well as being a reliable source of dropped-goals.
He played in 3
In 1989 he had the honour of captaining the
Post playing
Andrew remained as director of rugby at Newcastle Falcons after the injury that ended his playing career until on 18 August 2006 he was appointed by the RFU to undertake the post of Director of Elite Rugby to oversee all aspects of representative rugby in England, from the regional academies to the full senior side.[7][8]
On 6 January 2011, Andrew's role as director of elite rugby at the Rugby Football Union was scrapped in an overhaul of the organisation's structure. It was reported that Andrew was invited to apply for one of the new roles created by this process, that of operations director.[9] At a press conference on 16 November 2011 Andrew's position was described as Director of Elite Rugby and he reportedly took several attempts to (inconclusively) describe his responsibilities.[10] He resigned as the RFU's director of professional rugby in February 2016.[2]
On 10 November 2017, Andrew was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in the Hall's facility in Rugby.[11]
Cricket career
Andrew was also a talented
In November 2016 Andrew was appointed chief executive of Sussex County Cricket Club.[2]
Off the field
Andrew is an Honorary President of the rugby charity Wooden Spoon, which raises funds for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK and Ireland.
See also
- List of top English points scorers and try scorers
- List of cricket and rugby union players
References
- ^ "Player Archive". lionsrugby.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rob Andrew: Sussex name ex-England rugby player as chief executive, BBC Sport, 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Newcastle Falcons history
- ^ "Allied Dunbar Premiership, 1997/98 / Newcastle Falcons / Player records". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Injury ends Andrew's playing career". The Independent. 21 September 1999.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - France v British and Irish Lions XV at Parc des Princes". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Cleary, Mick (13 December 2006). "Andrew keen to name new coach". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "Rugby Union - English - Andrew accepts top England role". BBC Sport. 18 August 2006.
- ^ "Rugby Union - Rob Andrew's role at RFU scrapped in overhaul". BBC Sport. 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Planet Rugby | International Rugby Union | England Rugby Union News". planetrugby.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Five legends inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame" (Press release). World Rugby. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b First-class batting and fielding in each season by Rob Andrew, CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ List A batting and fielding for each team by Rob Andrew, CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- CricInfo, 18 October 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
External links
- Wasps profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-05-12)
- Rob Andrew MBE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-08-08)
- Rob Andrew at ESPNcricinfo
- Rob Andrew at CricketArchive (subscription required)