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 was our worst performance of the season. We know what the rules are and we know what the regulations are. He is a core Sevens player and that is the situation. The system is as it is.
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Everyone knows he was not comfortable with what happened on the Lions tour because he wasn't given a chance. He was thrown in, unprepared and out of position against one of the best teams in the world.
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The attrition rate and the physicality we see in the game these days is immense, as you could see from the six Premiership matches last weekend, some of which were basically 80 minutes of sheer warfare.
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Tactically, it will be interesting to see how the game develops,
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It was our worst performance of the season.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nowadays there are too many players who can't get a contract elsewhere, who come to England and just take the money.