Andy Newman

Andy Newman
Birth name Andrew Newman
Date of birth (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 122 kg (19 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Neath
Swansea		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)

2003-06
2006-08		 Northampton Saints
Ospreys
Glasgow Warriors
Grenoble
London Scottish
75
45
(30)
(5)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Wales U21
Wales A		 ()

Andy Newman (born 7 January 1978 in Leicester, England) is a former Wales A international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Lock position.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Newman played for Neath and Swansea at amateur level.[2]

Professional career

He started at Northampton Saints and won the Heineken Cup with them in 2000 but he finished playing with them in 2001.[3]

He moved on to play with the Ospreys in 2003.[2] He made 75 appearances for the Welsh team and scored 6 tries with them.[4] He won the Celtic League while with Ospreys.[5]

He signed for Glasgow Warriors in 2006.

He also played for Grenoble and London Scottish.[6]

International career

He was capped by Wales at U21 level and at 'A' grade.[7]

Business career

He moved into Finance and now works with LGT Vestra.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dan Turner | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum". En.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  2. 1 2 "Andrew Newman - Ospreys Rugby".
  3. ↑ Rees, Paul (21 December 2001). "Newman sacked after driving ban" – via The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "Andy Newman".
  5. 1 2 "Andy Newman :: LGT Vestra".
  6. ↑ Colm Hannon (23 November 2011). "Andy Newman Business Networking through Rugby" – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "BBC SPORT - Rugby Union - Scottish - Glasgow Warriors snap up Newman".
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