Andy Irvine (rugby player)
| Full name | Andrew Robertson Irvine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 September 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| School | George Heriot's School | ||
| University | Edinburgh University | ||
| Occupation(s) | Chartered Surveyor | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Heriot's | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Edinburgh District | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1972–1982 1974–1980 |
Scotland British and Irish Lions Barbarians |
51 9 |
(273) (28) |
| correct as of 26 October 2009. | |||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2013 | British and Irish Lions (tour manager) | ||
Andrew Robertson "Andy" Irvine MBE (born 16 September 1951) is a former President of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), and a former Scottish international rugby player. He earned fifty one Scottish caps, captaining the team on fifteen occasions, and scored 250 points for Scotland. He went on three British and Irish Lions tours.
Irvine was born in Edinburgh, on 16 September 1951. He was educated at James Gillespie's Primary School and George Heriot's School. From there he went on to Edinburgh University.
Andy Irvine originally played for Heriot's Rugby Club.
Irvine represented Edinburgh District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.
As fullback for Scotland, he won 51 caps, between 1972–82 and scored ten tries. His first cap was against the All Blacks in December 1972. His last international appearance was against Australia on 10 July 2016.
He earned British and Irish Lions caps versus South Africa (1974), New Zealand (1977) and South Africa (1980). He scored 156 points in fifteen games on the 1974 Lion tour. He also played for the Barbarians during their 1976 Easter Tour. In the 1974 tour, he adopted many South African tactics and styles of play, although JPR Williams was preferred as full back for the tests, limiting Irvine to two test appearances on the wing.
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