Rugby player
| Birth name | Andrew Newman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Newman (born 7 January 1978 in Leicester, England) is a former Welsh international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Lock position.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Newman played for Neath and Swansea at amateur level.
Professional career
He started at Northampton Saints and won the Heineken Cup with them in 2000 but he finished playing with them in 2001.
He moved on to play with the Ospreys in 2003. He made 75 appearances for the Welsh team and scored 6 tries with them. He won the Celtic League while with Ospreys.
He signed for Glasgow Warriors in 2006.
He also played for Grenoble and London Scottish.
International career
He was capped by Wales at U21 level and at 'A' grade.
Business career
He moved into Finance and now works with LGT Vestra.
References
- "Dan Turner | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum". En.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Newman - Ospreys Rugby".
- Rees, Paul (21 December 2001). "Newman sacked after driving ban" – via The Guardian.
- "Andy Newman".
- ^ "Andy Newman :: LGT Vestra". Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- Colm Hannon (23 November 2011). "Andy Newman Business Networking through Rugby" – via YouTube.
- "BBC SPORT - Rugby Union - Scottish - Glasgow Warriors snap up Newman".
External links
- Andy Newman at ESPNscrum
- Scottish Rugby interview
- 1978 births
- Living people
- FC Grenoble Rugby players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- London Scottish F.C. players
- Neath RFC players
- Northampton Saints players
- Ospreys (rugby union) players
- Rugby union players from Leicester
- Swansea RFC players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Welsh expatriate rugby union players in France