Mark Gregory Andrews (born 21 February 1972 in
Elliot, Eastern Cape (then
Cape Province),
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
) is a former
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player.
Career
He achieved his Junior
Springbok colours in
waterpolo while still at school. He switched to rugby union as his main sport and achieved honours while at school and was selected for the schools team to play at the 1990
Craven Week tournament. While at university he was selected for the SA Student team in 1993 and the SA Universities team in 1994. He played for 's winning
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...
team in 1995 and 1996.
Andrews made his international test debut for
South Africa
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on 11 June 1994 against England in
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
. He went on to play 77 test and 13 mid-week games for South Africa. Andrews formed a formidable lock combination with
Kobus Wiese
Jakobus Johannes Wiese (born 16 May 1964) is a former South African rugby union player who played at lock for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1996. He was a specialist number 2 jumper in the lineout, and rampant in th ...
and later
Krynauw Otto
Krynauw Otto (born 8 October 1971) is a South African former professional rugby union player who played as a lock.
Playing career Provincial
Otto made his provincial debut as a nineteen-year-old, for in 1990. He then moved to , playing for the ...
. During his test career he scored 12 tries for a tally of 60 test points.
He was part of the
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country.
The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in Sou ...
winning team alongside another native of Elliot, prop
Os du Randt.
International statistics
Test Match record
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
Test tries (12)
World Cup matches
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
See also
*
List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 602
References
External links
Profile
1972 births
Living people
South African people of British descent
Rugby union locks
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
Alumni of Selborne College
Sharks (Currie Cup) players
Sharks (rugby union) players
Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape
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