23 Facts About Rob Andrew

Christopher Robert Andrew was born on 18 February 1963 and is a former English rugby union player who as a fly-half played 71 Tests for England between 1985 and 1997.

Rob Andrew was formerly the Director of Rugby of Newcastle Falcons and Professional Rugby Director at the RFU.

Rob Andrew was Chief Executive of Sussex County Cricket Club before joining the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2024 as Managing Director of the professional game.

Rob Andrew had a brief career in first-class cricket whilst at University and played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club's Second XI.

Rob Andrew was born in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England on 18 February 1963.

Rob Andrew attended Barnard Castle School, where he was contemporary with future teammate Rory Underwood and was captain of the school 1st XV in 1981.

Whilst in the northeast, both Underwood and Rob Andrew played their rugby at Middlesbrough RUFC.

Rob Andrew then attended St John's College, Cambridge, and played for Cambridge University in the Varsity Match.

Rob Andrew's playing career was ended in 1999 after an injury in training.

Rob Andrew was fly-half for England during the Will Carling era, making a winning debut in January 1985 against Romania at Twickenham.

Rob Andrew was briefly dropped in 1993 as England tried out Bath RFC's Stuart Barnes for the fly-half's position, but regained it after two matches.

Rob Andrew made his final appearance for England after an absence of almost two years when he was called off the bench as a try scoring replacement against Wales in March 1997.

Inconsistent early in his career as a place-kicker for penalties and conversions, and often ceding that duty to fullbacks Webb and Hodgkinson, Rob Andrew improved that aspect of his game greatly, until by the end of his career he was among the best in the world at it, as well as being a reliable source of dropped-goals.

Rob Andrew played in 3 Rugby World Cup competitions; 1987,1991 and 1995.

Rob Andrew toured to New Zealand with the Lions in 1993, starting at flyhalf over his England rival Barnes.

Rob Andrew remained as director of rugby at Newcastle Falcons after the injury that ended his playing career until on 18 August 2006 he was appointed by the RFU to undertake the post of Director of Elite Rugby to oversee all aspects of representative rugby in England, from the regional academies to the full senior side.

At a press conference on 16 November 2011 Rob Andrew's position was described as Director of Elite Rugby and he reportedly took several attempts to describe his responsibilities.

Rob Andrew resigned as the RFU's director of professional rugby in February 2016.

On 10 November 2017, Rob Andrew was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in the Hall's facility in Rugby.

Rob Andrew was a talented cricketer, gaining a Cambridge blue for that sport as well, and he made 17 first-class cricket appearances for the university cricket team in 1984 and 1985, as well as playing five times for Combined Universities in one-day cricket.

Rob Andrew made a few appearances for the Yorkshire Second XI, and on one occasion dismissed future England captain Mike Atherton for a duck.

In November 2016, Rob Andrew was appointed chief executive of Sussex County Cricket Club.

Rob Andrew is an Honorary President of the rugby charity Wooden Spoon, which raises funds for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK and Ireland.