Andy Symons
Andy Symons (born 29 June 1991, Harlow) is an English rugby union player. He play for Vannes in the Pro D2. He previously played for Gloucester, Worcester Warriors, Leicester Tigers, Doncaster Knights, Tasman Makos and Northampton Saints.
| Date of birth | 29 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Matt Symons | ||||||||||||||||||||
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He plays as a centre or fly-half.
Symons started his career playing for Saracens Amateurs and Old Albanians, before joining the Saracens academy.
In November 2013, Symons signed for Worcester after spending a season playing for Tasman in the ITM Cup.[1] Symons made his Worcester debut in an LV Cup win at Cardiff Blues in November 2013 and scored a try on his Aviva Premiership debut against Leicester Tigers at Sixways on 15 November 2013
Symons was to leave Worcester and join older brother Matt at London Irish from the 2016–17 season.[2] However, it was later announced that he wishes to pursue his career elsewhere and on 9 June 2016 it was announced that Symons would be joining Gloucester Rugby instead.[3]
On March 26, 2018, it was announced that Symons would be moving to Northampton Saints at the end of the 2017/18 season where he remained until June 2020.[4]
He was later signed by french club Vannes.
References
- "Worcester Warriors bolster midfield with Andy Symons signing". Worcester News. 6 November 2013.
- "London Irish's five new signings next season". BBC Sport. 31 March 2016.
- "Andy Symons: Gloucester sign Worcester centre after London Irish U-turn". BBC. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "Symons, Strachan, and Onojaife to leave Northampton Saints". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 16 June 2020.