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Andy Christie
Scottish rugby union player
Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie (born 22 March 1999) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Saracens. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1]
Full name | Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bristol Grammar School Harrow School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born and raised in England, he is Scottish qualified through descent, and was first selected for the Scottish national rugby team in January 2022, for the following Six Nations Championship.[2][3][4] His first cap was gained as a replacement in the Six Nations match against France on 26 February 2022 at Murrayfield.[5]
Christie was born in England to a Nigerian father (Patrick Onyeama) and a British mother whose parents are Scottish (Victoria Christie).[6][4]
- "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "'Big opportunity for Scotland' - Townsend". BBC Sport. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- Barnes, David (19 January 2022). "Andy Christie and Ben White surprise call-ups to Scotland's Six Nations training squad". The Offside Line. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "Gregor Townsend explains surprise selection of former England internationals in Scotland's Six Nations squad". The Scotsman. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- "Scotland 17-36 France". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- Andy Christie at ESPNscrum
- Andy Christie at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Andy Christie at Scottish Rugby Union
- Andy Christie at Saracens F.C.
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