Andrew Mehrtens
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| Full name | Andrew Philip Mehrtens | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 April 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Terry Mehrtens, George Mehrtens, Harrison Jones | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 944 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010–2013 2008–2010 2007–2008 2005–2007 |
Béziers Racing Métro 92 Toulon Harlequins |
19 29 25 32 |
(97) (288) (261) (318) |
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Correct as of 2011-05-09
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1993–2004 | Canterbury | 108 | (1056) |
| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996–2005 | Crusaders | 87 | (990) |
| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1995–2004 | New Zealand | 70 | (967) |
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Correct as of 2014-06-20
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Andrew Philip Mehrtens MNZM (born 28 April 1973 in Durban, South Africa) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He was regarded as a top Fly-half, having played first for Canterbury in 1993, before being selected for the All Blacks (New Zealand's national team) in 1995 when he played in the 1995 World Cup.
Since his move to England, and later to France, he helped his first three clubs to promotion into their country's top flight. He first joined Harlequins in England, where in his first season he played a major factor in leading the freshly relegated club to an immediate return to the top-level Guinness Premiership. After seeing Harlequins successfully through their first season back in the Premiership, he went to the ambitious Pro D2 club Toulon for the 2007–08 season. After Toulon won the title to secure an immediate return to the Top 14, he remained in Pro D2, moving to another ambitious side, Racing Métro. For the second straight season, his team won the Pro D2 crown and a spot in the Top 14.
Mehrtens' parents lived in South Africa for four years from 1970 and returned to New Zealand when he was still a young child. Mehrtens grew up in Christchurch, attended Christchurch Boys' High School, and played Junior Grade Rugby for Kaiapoi. He also represented New Zealand at under-19 and under-21 levels.
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