Andrew Mower

Andrew Mower

Full name	Andrew Lance Mower
Date of birth	(1975-09-03) 3 September 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)
Occupation(s)	Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) -1998 Gordon Highlanders () 1998-2000 London Irish () 2000-2003 Newcastle Falcons () Correct as of 11 October 2017 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2003 Scotland A 10 2001–2003 Scotland 13 Correct as of 11 October 2017

Andrew Mower is a former rugby union player who gained thirteen caps with the Scotland national rugby union team 2000–2004. He played as flanker for London Irish and Newcastle Falcons.

Early life

Born 3 September 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] He worked as a financial trader for HSBC in Sydney.[2]

Club rugby

He played for the Gordon Highlanders.[3] In 1998 he was part of the team that won the grand final victory against Northern Suburb.[4] He was offered a part-time contract by the New South Wales Waratahs but instead he moved to the UK.[2]

He played joined London Irish in July 1999 and played club rugby with them, last appearing for them on 20 May 2000.[3][5] He moved to the Newcastle Falcons and spent some time in 2003 loaned out to the Borders.[6]

International career

His maternal grandfather was born in Glasgow but he was also eligible to play for England, Wales and Australia.[7] In 2000, Mower committed to representing Scotland.[8] He first played for Scotland A in November against Samoa.[9]

In May 2001 he played for Scotland against the Barbarians.[10] Mower gained his first full cap for Scotland against Tonga at Murrayfield on 10 November 2001.

By February 2003 he had 10 Scotland A caps.[2]

His last cap was against Ireland at Murrayfield on 6 September 2003. In October 2003 he pulled out of Scotland's World Cup after suffering a knee injury during training.[11]

In October 2004 he announced his retirement from playing, on medical grounds.[7]

References

1. "Scotland: Player statistics". BBC Sport. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
2. Morrison, Iain (13 February 2003). "Mower at the ready after Pountney goes out to grass". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
3. Ferguson, David (20 September 2000). "McGeechan eyes Australian flanker". The Scotsman. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
4. "Mower opts for Scotland". BBC News. 4 October 2000. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
5. "London Irish Old Boys Database". www.london-irish.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
6. "Mower ponders future". BBC News. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
7. "Mower forced to retire from rugby". 28 October 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
8. "Mower picks Scotland over England". The Independent. 3 October 2000. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
9. "Scotland pushed all the way". BBC Sport. 14 November 2000. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
10. "Simpson back for Scotland". BBC News. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
11. "Mower out of World Cup". BBC News. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2017.