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Andrew Coombs
Rugby player
Andrew Coombs is a former Wales international rugby union player. His position is back-row forward or lock forward.
| Birth name | Andrew Jonathan Coombs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1984-10-27) October 27, 1984 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coombs attended Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun, and is a fluent Welsh speaker.[1] He played for Newport Youth and Pontypool RFC before joining Newport RFC at the start of the 2006–07 season. He made almost 50 appearances for Newport and in August 2008 he was made Newport's club captain, succeeding Dai Pattison who had captained the club for 2 years prior. He also represented Wales at under-18 level.
Coombs made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team in the 2009–10 season.
Coombs retired from rugby in June 2016 due to a nasty knee injury sustained whilst playing against the Cardiff Blues in the championship cup semi final 2015.
In January 2013 he was selected in the 35 man Wales squad for the 2013 Six Nations championship.
Coombs made his international debut for Wales as a lock forward in their first match of the 2013 Six Nations Championship against Ireland in the Millennium Stadium on 2 February 2013. [2]
In May 2013 he was selected in the Wales national rugby union team 32 man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan.[3]
| Season | Games | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals | Total points |
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| 2006–07 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007–08 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2008–09 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| TOTAL | 102 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
Played 3, won 2, lost 1, drawn 0
| Cap | Date | Team | Position | Shirt Number | Home or Away | Tournament | Venue | Result | Score |
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| 1 | 2 February 2013 |  Ireland | Lock | 4 | Home | Six Nations 2013 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Loss | 22-30 |
| 2 | 9 February 2013 |  France | Lock | 4 | Away | Six Nations 2013 | Stade de France, Paris | Win | 6–16 |
| 3 | 23 February 2013 |  Italy | Lock | 4 | Away | Six Nations 2013 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Win | 9–26 |
| 4 | 16 March 2013 |  England | Lock | 19 | Home | Six Nations 2013 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Win | 30–3 |
| 4 | 1 February 2014 | Italy | Lock | 19 | Home | Six Nations 2014 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Win | 23-15 |