John Andrew (born 6 May 1993) is an
Irish
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professional
rugby union
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player who currently plays for
Ulster
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as a hooker.
Born in Ballymena,
[Ulster Rugby profile]
/ref> he was part of the Ballymena Academy
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team that won the Ulster Schools' Cup
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in 2010. He represented Ireland at under-19 level, and was part of the Ireland squad for the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, making one start and four appearances from the bench. He came through the Ulster academy system, made his first senior appearance for the province in a friendly against Exeter
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in August 2014, and signed a development contract in March 2015, and a full senior contract in April 2017. He made his first competitive senior appearance against Ospreys in September 2015,Rory Best
Rory David Best (born 15 August 1982) is an Irish former rugby union player from Northern Ireland and was the captain of the Ireland national team from 2016 to 2019. He played hooker for Ulster and was registered for Banbridge RFC, having pr ...
, and later Rob Herring
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, he had a strong season in 2020–21
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, making more appearances than usual and scoring seven tries. He signed a contract extension in January 2021."Pro14: Ulster announce four more contract extensions"
BBC Sport, 26 January 2021
References
External links
United Rugby Championship profile*
1993 births
Living people
Irish rugby union players
Rugby union hookers
Rugby union players from Ballymena
Ulster Rugby players
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