Andrew Roose

Andrew Roose

Birth name	Andrew Torrens Roose
Date of birth	18 June 1968
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1988-1991 Otago 17 (0) 1992-1998 Counties 98 (40) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996-1998 Blues 12 (0) 1999 Chiefs 1 (0)

Andrew Torrens Roose (born 18 June 1968) is a former New Zealand professional rugby player.

Biography

Roose debuted for Otago in 1988 as a hooker. After four seasons he switched to play for Counties in 1992 and scored his first NPC try that year. He was noted as being a more mobile player than would normally be expected of a hooker.[1]

In 1996 he was signed to play for the Blues in the inaugural Super 12 season.[2] He spent 16 games on the bench without playing a match until March 1997 when he played the final 5 minutes in a match against the Queensland Reds.[3] After Blues captain Sean Fitzpatrick was injured he saw more regular appearances afterwards.[4]

In April 1999 he made his debut for the Chiefs, replacing the injured John Akurangi, who was out with an infected ear.[5]

In June 1999 suffered a neck injury in club training, knocking his head on a scrum machine pad and then lost feeling in an arm. His career was in doubt and ruled out for the season.[6] He was not named in the Counties squad for the 1999 NPC and retired.[7]

References

1. Howitt, Bob (1992). Radio New Zealand Sport Rugby Annual 1992. Auckland: Moa Beckett. p. 116. ISBN 1 86947 114 8.
2. McMorran, Steve (1 March 1996). "Professional rugby finally kicks off". The Dominion. p. 25.
3. "Hooker Roose's vigil finally ends". The Dominion. 1 April 1997.
4. Knight, Lindsay (2 April 1997). "Injuries sideline Brown and Fitzpatrick". The Dominion.
5. Hills, Murray (16 April 1999). "Friday night footie; Tito making an impact in Chiefs; The teams". Daily News. p. 11.
6. "Veteran hooker injured". The Press. 24 June 1999. p. 23.
7. "Provincial pride on line". The Evening Post. 13 August 1999. p. 19.