Andrew Coombs

Andrew Coombs
Personal information
Full name Andrew Coombs
Date of birth October 27, 1984
Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Club information
Position(s) Number eight
Flanker
Lock
Current club Newport Gwent Dragons
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)
2004-2005
2006–2011
2009–
Pontypool RFC
Newport RFC
NG Dragons
30 (35)
101 (102)
80 (40)
Representative teams**
2013-Wales10 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 17 Jan 2015.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 16 Mar 2014.

Andrew Coombs is a Wales international rugby union player. His position is back-row forward or lock forward.

Career

Coombs played for Newport Youth and Pontypool RFC before joining Newport RFC at the start of the 2006–07 season. He has 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 has also represented Wales at under-18 level.

Coombs made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team in the 2009–10 season.

International

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. [1]

In May 2013 he was selected in the Wales national rugby union team 32 man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan. [2]

Newport RFC Record

Season Games Tries Conversions Penalties Drop Goals Total Points
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 62 14 1 0 0 72

International Caps

Played 3, won 2, lost 1, drawn 0

Cap Date Team Position Shirt Number Home or Away Tournament Venue Result Score
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

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 4 || 16 March 2013 ||  Italy || Lock || 19 || Home || Six Nations 2014 || Millennium Stadium, Cardiff || Win || 23-15 |}

References

  1. Wales 2013 Six Nations squad
  2. Wales squad

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