Andrew Duncan Heath (born 22 October 1969) is an Australian former
rugby union player who played as a
prop
A prop, formally known as (theatrical) property, is an object used on stage or screen by actors during a performance or screen production. In practical terms, a prop is considered to be anything movable or portable on a stage or a set, distinct ...
. He was born and raised in
Melbourne, attending
Scotch College. He relocated to Sydney in 1992 to join
Shute Shield club
Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to:
Places
*Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India
*Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia
**Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia
Sports clubs
;Association football
*Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand
* Eastern ...
and the following year made his debut for the
New South Wales Waratahs
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. He was capped eight times for the
Australia national team
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in 1996 and 1997, including a home Test against New Zealand at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground
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. Following two seasons with the
Queensland Reds in 1998 and 1999, he then had stints overseas, at French club
AS Béziers and later
Wellington in New Zealand provincial rugby.
See also
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List of Australia national rugby union players
List of Australia national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Australia national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a test match (rugby union), Test match.
Note that the "position" co ...
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1969 births
Living people
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Melbourne
Rugby union props
Eastern Suburbs RUFC players
New South Wales Waratahs players
Queensland Reds players
AS Béziers Hérault players
Wellington rugby union players
Australian expatriate rugby union players in France
Australian expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne