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词条 Andrew Mower
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  1. Early life

  2. Club rugby

  3. International career

  4. References

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Andrew Mower is a former rugby union player who gained thirteen caps with the Scotland national rugby union team 2000–2004. He played as flanker for London Irish and Newcastle Falcons.

Early life

Born 9 September 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] He worked as a financial trader for HSBC in Sydney.[2]

Club rugby

He played for the Gordon Highlanders.[3] In 1998 he was part of the team that won the grand final victory against Northern Suburb.[4] He was offered a part-time contract by the New South Wales Waratahs but instead he moved to the UK.[2]

He played joined London Irish in July 1999 and played club rugby with them, last appearing for them on 20 May 2000.[3][5] He moved to the Newcastle Falcons and spent some time in 2003 loaned out to the Borders.[6]

International career

His maternal grandfather was born in Glasgow but he was also eligible to play for England, Wales and Australia.[7] In 2000, Mower committed to representing Scotland.[8] He first played for Scotland A in November against Samoa.[9]

In May 2001 he played for Scotland against the Barbarians.[10] Mower gained his first full cap for Scotland against Tonga at Murrayfield on 10 November 2001.

By February 2003 he had 10 Scotland A caps.[2]

His last cap was against Ireland at Murrayfield on 6 September 2003. In October 2003 he pulled out of Scotland's World Cup after suffering a knee injury during training.[11]

In October 2004 he announced his retirement from playing, on medical grounds.[7]

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/2761181.stm |title=Scotland: Player statistics |work=BBC Sport |date=14 February 2003 |accessdate=11 October 2017}}
2. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/feb/13/rugbyunion |title=Mower at the ready after Pountney goes out to grass |first=Iain |last=Morrison |work=The Guardian |date=13 February 2003 |accessdate=11 October 2017}}
3. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/mcgeechan-eyes-australian-flanker-1-483697 |title=McGeechan eyes Australian flanker |first=David |last=Ferguson |work=The Scotsman |date=20 September 2000 |accessdate=11 October 2017}}
4. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/956380.stm |title=Mower opts for Scotland |work=BBC News |date=4 October 2000 |accessdate=11 October 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.london-irish.co.uk/oldboys.php?fn=viewplayer&id=83 |title=London Irish Old Boys Database |website=www.london-irish.co.uk |accessdate=8 October 2017}}
6. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/2762567.stm |title=Mower ponders future |work=BBC News |date=14 February 2003 |accessdate=11 October 2017}}
7. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/3961743.stm |title=Mower forced to retire from rugby |date=28 October 2004 |accessdate=11 October 2017}}
8. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/mower-picks-scotland-over-england-636834.html |title=Mower picks Scotland over England |work=The Independent |date=3 October 2000 |accessdate=11 October 2017}}
9. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/1024018.stm |title=Scotland pushed all the way |work=BBC Sport |date=14 November 2000 |accessdate=11 October 2017}}
10. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/1336104.stm |title=Simpson back for Scotland |work=BBC News |date=24 May 2001 |accessdate=11 October 2017}}
11. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/team_pages/scotland/3170056.stm |title=Mower out of World Cup |work=BBC News |date=15 October 2003 |accessdate=11 October 2017}}
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