Rob Andrew
Rob Andrew
Christopher Robert "Rob" Andrew MBE, nicknamed "Squeaky", is a former English rugby union footballer and currently Professional Rugby Director at the RFU. He was formerly the Director of Rugby of Newcastle Falcons. As a player, Andrew was assured in his kicking and defensive skills off both feet. Andrew also had a brief career in first-class cricket...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth18 February 1963
high league nature relentless style testing
Owen had high expectations but the relentless nature of the league and our style of play have made it a testing season.
bit four season time today waiting
I've been waiting to try and get that combination all season and today was the first time I had all four of them available. It's been a bit frustrating.
achieve believe bit cause compete confident fans firmly games home last level lost performance sale tension
I've been confident all pre-season that we can compete with anybody, and I still firmly believe it. Northampton lost a lot of games at home last season, so there will be a bit of tension there for the fans and the players. If we can achieve the level of performance we did at Sale (Newcastle lost 26-25), we believe we can cause them problems.
against bristol deserved pay respect win
Bristol have a big set of forwards, and I thought they deserved their win against Bath, so we will pay them every respect in our preparation.
against apart clean competition extremely follow owe park round rugby seen slate sunday supporters
The supporters are frustrated, we are ourselves, and we know we owe them because they follow us all round the country. The rugby they've seen at Kingston Park this season, apart from half-an-hour against Bath, has been extremely poor, and hopefully, with a clean slate and a new competition on Sunday we can go some way to repaying them.
four sunday time weeks
At the time he went in for the operation, we thought it would be four weeks out, and by Sunday it will be just under that four-week mark,
extreme
You are always going to get extreme views around coaches and players.
difficult explain teams
That was rubbish. Two teams having a real off-day. It's difficult to explain performances like that.
club committed delighted further himself
We're delighted he has committed himself to the club for a further two years.
absolutely against bench bought bristol close complete extra injury johnny last medical since team training week
Johnny has had the most complete week of training with the team since the injury happened. He was very close to being on the bench against Bristol last weekend, but the medical team bought him an extra week just to be absolutely certain.
current fit half selected situation understanding
My understanding of the current situation is that he can only play half a game, if he is fit and selected in the 22, so we'll just have to see how it pans out.
both capable face forward high maybe playing rugby team tight
On the face of it, we are both capable of playing open, entertaining rugby to a high standard, but it may be that the team who adapts to something different, maybe some tight forward play, is the one who succeeds.
addition against believe europe front grant hand last seen solid
We have seen Grant play against us first hand in Europe last season, and we believe he will be a solid addition to our front row.
ask cannot christmas club days given players
The players responded magnificently. Two days after Christmas, they have given everything for the club - you cannot ask for any more than that.