Luke Andrews

Luke Andrews
Full name	Luke Samuel Andrews
Date of birth	16 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Invercargill, New Zealand
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock / Flanker
Senior career
Years	Team
2007–09	Coca-Cola Red Sparks
2009	Manly
2009–10	Rugby Noceto
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1999–00	Otago
2001	Southland
2002–06	Wellington
2010–11	Bay of Plenty
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2002–07	Hurricanes
National sevens team
Years	Team
1999	New Zealand

Luke Samuel Andrews (born 16 January 1976) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.^[1]

Biography

Early life

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

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

^ "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

Luke Andrews at ESPNscrum

[1] "Luke Samuel Andrews". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.

[NZHerald-2] "The player from nowhere - Super Rugby News". NZ Herald. 27 March 2003.

[3] "BOP duo recall Stag time". Stuff.co.nz. 13 October 2010.

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