Full name | Andrew James Goode | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Goodey, Andy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 April 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School |
King Henry VIII School, Coventry Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire |
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Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Fly-half, Fullback | ||
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Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1998–2002 2002–2003 2003–2008 2008–2010 2010–2013 2013–2015 2015–2016 |
Leicester Tigers Saracens Leicester Tigers Brive Worcester Warriors Wasps Newcastle Falcons |
78 37 121 36 83 51 9 |
((260) (418) (1539) (316) (823) (468) (73)) |
Correct as of 27 March 2016
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Super Rugby | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2010 | Sharks | 8 | ((37)) |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2005–09 | England | 17 | ((107)) |
Andrew James Goode (born 3 April 1980) is a retired rugby union footballer. He is a former England player.
Born 3 April 1980 in Coventry, Goode attended King Henry VIII School in Coventry and Bromsgrove School in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. He started playing rugby union at the age of five at Barkers Butts, before moving to Nuneaton at 12. Up until then he had played at scrum half but soon found out he enjoyed the game better at fly-half. He also played for Warwickshire and the Midlands. He joined Coventry aged 16.
In 1998 Goode was selected to play for England Schools U18 and has since represented England at U21 level, playing at the 2000 SANZAR tournament in New Zealand.
Goode joined Leicester Tigers as a youngster, despite his youth he played a substantial part in Tigers record four successive Premiership titles and also won two Heineken Cup winners medals. Goode started the 2001 final and was an unused replacement in the 2002 final. He later moved to Saracens and after moved back to his old club Leicester in 2003.
Goode was nominated for Player of the Season 2004-5 and the PRA Players' Player of the Year. He also ended the season voted player of the year by the Leicester Tigers members and players and in March 2008, Goode became the all-time leading points scorer in the English Premiership, overtaking Jonny Wilkinson.
Following Leicester's 07/08 season, Goode left Welford Road and signed for French club CA Brive. Goode had a very impressive start in the Top 14, scoring 235 points in his first season, making him the second highest point scorer in the 2008–09 Top 14 season.