12 Facts About Andrew Sheridan

Andrew John Sheridan was born on 1 November 1979 in Petts Wood, Bromley, England and is a retired English rugby union player who played as a loosehead prop.

Andrew Sheridan is known for his great physical strength – he is a near-elite class powerlifter and able to bench press 225 kilograms and squat 275 kilograms.

Andrew Sheridan's physique caused problems; slightly short for a lock, he was too heavy to be lifted in the line-out, meaning that if he played there, a tall back row forward had to fill in; he was not mobile enough to play in the back row himself; as a result it was decided to switch him to loosehead prop, despite his being very tall for that position.

Andrew Sheridan was switched from lock to loosehead prop by New Zealander Peter Thorburn while at Bristol.

Andrew Sheridan finally won his first cap for England in November 2004, coming on as a replacement against Canada.

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Andrew Sheridan was somewhat controversially selected for the 2005 Lions tour of New Zealand, as many felt with only one cap to his name he was unlikely to feature heavily.

Shortly afterwards, Matt Dunning, who was forced to move opposite Andrew Sheridan, was stretchered off after a scrum with what was feared to be a serious neck injury; however, scans showed no structural damage to Dunning's neck.

Andrew Sheridan faced Carl Hayman of the All Blacks the next Saturday, who gave him a tough time at the scrum by scrumming very low, negating Sheridan's raw power.

Andrew Sheridan won 'Man of the match' against Australia in the Quarter final of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Andrew Sheridan played the full 80 minutes in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final.

Andrew Sheridan played in two Tests, starting the third and final Test.

In 2010, Andrew Sheridan recorded and released an acoustic rock album, entitled "Where We Go From Here".