Rob Andrew
Rob Andrew
Christopher Robert "Rob" Andrew MBE, nicknamed "Squeaky", is a former English rugby union footballer and currently Professional Rugby Director at the RFU. He was formerly the Director of Rugby of Newcastle Falcons. As a player, Andrew was assured in his kicking and defensive skills off both feet. Andrew also had a brief career in first-class cricket...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth18 February 1963
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It took nine months for Mathew to get over the experience. Next time they have to be certain that they want him and then stick with him.
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It's just absolutely ridiculous that he wasn't taken for an X-ray after complaining of jaw pains.
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It's disappointing for us all. That's pretty much put paid to him playing in the autumn internationals. We will want to get him back on the horse as quickly as possible but let's just get him back playing before England pick him.
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At the time he went in for the operation, we thought it would be four weeks out, and by Sunday it will be just under that four-week mark,
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Bristol have a big set of forwards, and I thought they deserved their win against Bath, so we will pay them every respect in our preparation.
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This is basically a knockout game, because I believe the winner will go on into the semi-finals.
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This is an unfortunate setback, and is in the hands of the medics, who will continually monitor the situation.
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This is an opportunity for us to give Toby a start, because he deserves it,
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There was no pressure from England but you have to weigh up a player's mental and physical state at this time of year.
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It wasn't even borderline, it was about two yards forward.
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This is a devastating blow for Phil, who has really developed as a player in recent years and become a vital member of the squad,
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I've been waiting to try and get that combination all season and today was the first time I had all four of them available. It's been a bit frustrating.
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I've been confident all pre-season that we can compete with anybody, and I still firmly believe it. Northampton lost a lot of games at home last season, so there will be a bit of tension there for the fans and the players. If we can achieve the level of performance we did at Sale (Newcastle lost 26-25), we believe we can cause them problems.
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The supporters are frustrated, we are ourselves, and we know we owe them because they follow us all round the country. The rugby they've seen at Kingston Park this season, apart from half-an-hour against Bath, has been extremely poor, and hopefully, with a clean slate and a new competition on Sunday we can go some way to repaying them.