Andrew Bishop (born 7 August 1985) is a former

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player who played for the Ospreys at

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. He was a stalwart of the Wales Under 21 Grand Slam victory in 2005. In May 2008 he was selected for the Wales' squad for the 2008 Tour of

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, making his debut as a substitute in the 2nd test on 14 June. Wales lost 37–21. He kept his place in the squad throughout the 2008–09 season and on 14 November, he made his first start against

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. Wales won 34–13. He came on as a replacement in the 18th minute for

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in the match against

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. Critics thought this would affect Wales but Bishop held his own as Wales won 21–18, the only win that for Northern Hemisphere against one of The Big Three. Bishop then came on as a substitute against

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in the Six Nations. He it was his only game time in the tournament, although he was an unused replacement against

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. Bishop then started for Wales on their North America tour opener against

. The Welsh team were missing players due to the Lions tour and injuries but still won 32–23. Bishop then started against

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. Wales won 48–15. On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man Wales national Squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.Wales 2010 Six Nations Squad
BBC Sport He was on the bench for every game, only coming on against Ireland. On 8 October Bishop was forced to retire because of a recurring back injury.

Personal life

His brother

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was also a professional rugby union player and was a Wales Under-21 international. He now coaches Treorchy RFC daughter Lara bishop and Mila bishop

International Caps

References

External links

Ospreys profileWales Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Andrew 1985 births Living people Bridgend RFC players Neath RFC players Ospreys (rugby union) players People educated at Treorchy Comprehensive School Rugby union centres Rugby union players from Treherbert Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players