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Friend (surname)
Friend is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andy Friend (born 1969), Australian rugby union coach * Bill Friend (engineer) (died 2021), American executive, Bechtel president in the 1980s * Bill Friend (politician) (born 1949), American politician * Bob Friend (1930–2019), American Major League baseball player * Bob Friend (newscaster) (1938–2008), British newscaster * Charlotte Friend (1921–1987), American virologist * Clayton Friend (born 1964), New Zealand professional rugby league player * Cliff Friend (1893–1974), American songwriter and pianist * Danny Friend (1873–1942), American Major League baseball player * Donald Friend (1915–1989), Australian artist, writer and diarist * George Friend (born 1987), English footballer * George Friend (parliamentary official) (1835–1898), 3rd Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives * Harold Friend (1902–?), English footballer * Hugo Friend (1882–1966), American athlete * Jacob Elias Friend ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Friend
Andrew Friend (born 24 April 1969) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Irish province Connacht. He was previously head coach of the Australia Sevens team, the Brumbies in Super Rugby, English club Harlequins, and Canon Eagles and Suntory Sungoliath in the Japanese Top League. Playing career Friend was selected in the Australia Schoolboys rugby team for 1986–87 before going on to play provincial rugby for the ACT Kookaburras. His position of choice was full-back. Club coaching Friend began his coaching career within an Australian Institute of Sport rugby programme in 1995. He held assistant coaching positions at the New South Wales Waratahs and the Brumbies. He was also the Brumbies skills coach under Eddie Jones. In the summer of 2005, Friend joined English Premiership team Harlequins as head coach. Following the conclusion of the 2007-08 season, he signed a three-year contract with the Canberra-based Brumbies side. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |