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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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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The supporters are frustrated, we are ourselves, and we know we owe them because they follow us all round the country. The rugby they've seen at Kingston Park this season, apart from half-an-hour against Bath, has been extremely poor, and hopefully, with a clean slate and a new competition on Sunday we can go some way to repaying them.
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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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There was no pressure from England but you have to weigh up a player's mental and physical state at this time of year.
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This is basically a knockout game, because I believe the winner will go on into the semi-finals.
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This is an unfortunate setback, and is in the hands of the medics, who will continually monitor the situation.
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This is an opportunity for us to give Toby a start, because he deserves it,
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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.
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He's okay. He was knocked out but he was okay when he came off and I think they (the medical team) are just taking precautions in case there is a bit of whiplash.
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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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It's just absolutely ridiculous that he wasn't taken for an X-ray after complaining of jaw pains.
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It wasn't even borderline, it was about two yards forward.
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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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It was our worst performance of the season.