- Andy Long
Infobox Rugby biography
name = Andy Long
birthname = Andrew Long
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|9|2|df=yes
placeofbirth =Poole ,Dorset ,England
height = height|ft=5|in=11
weight = 16 st 7 lbs (105 kg)
nickname = Longy
school =St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
university =
relatives =
ru_position = Hooker|capital=yes
ru_currentposition = Hooker|capital=yes
ru_currentteam =Newcastle Falcons
youthyears =
ru_youthclubs = Bournemouth
ru_clubyears = 1995 ‐ 03
2003
2003 ‐ 04
2004 ‐
ru_proclubs = Bath
Munster
RotherhamNewcastle Falcons
ru_clubcaps = 84
103
ru_clubpoints = (25)
(15)
ru_nationalyears =
1997 ‐
ru_nationalteam =England Saxons
England
ru_nationalcaps =
2
ru_nationalpoints =
pcupdate =
repupdate =Andy Long (born
2 September 1977 ) is an English rugby union footballer who plays at Hooker for Newcastle. He has 2 England caps.Originally a product of the Bath academy, where he came to the attention of Bath coach
Clive Woodward , having captained England U19 and U21. Woodward was appointed England coach in 1997 and picked the 20-year old on potential for his first match in charge against Australia. However, Long played poorly and was replaced at half-time byRichard Cockerill , who then started the subsequent matches against New Zealand with Long on the bench. Long however did not again enter the field of play. He was thus seemed destined to become a "one cap wonder " until gaining a second cap against the United States in 2001 when most of the regular England players were away with the2001 British Lions tour to Australia . He also played for England in a non cap international againstThe Barbarians in 2003.Meanwhile, Long spent 7 years at Bath, before joining Irish province Munster during the
2003 World Cup , after which he returned to England with Rotherham, who were relegated in 2004 and he travelled further north to joinNewcastle Falcons .He has been called into the
England Saxons squad to face Italy A in Ragusa,Sicily on9 February 2008 . cite web|url=http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.England_Detail/StoryID/18872|title=England Saxons training squad for Italy A|publisher=RFU|date=2008-02-04|accessdate=2008-02-05] cite web|url=http://www.quins.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=38432&newstype=n&matchid=&Refid=|title=Guest, Care and Jarvis join Skinner and Brown in England Saxons squad|publisher=Quins|date=2008-02-04|accessdate=2008-02-05]References
External links
* [http://www.newcastle-falcons.co.uk/113_577.php Newcastle profile]
* [http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=18875 England profile]
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