Andy Christie
| Full name | Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 March 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bristol Grammar School Harrow School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie (born 22 March 1999) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Saracens. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1]
International career
[edit]Born and raised in England, he is Scottish qualified through descent, and was first selected for the Scottish national rugby team in January 2022, for the following Six Nations Championship.[2][3][4] His first cap was gained as a replacement in the Six Nations match against France on 26 February 2022 at Murrayfield.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Onyeama-Christie was born in England to a Nigerian father (Patrick Onyeama) and a British mother whose parents are Scottish (Victoria Christie).[6][4] His grandfather, Charles Onyeama, was a judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria,[7] and the first Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "'Big opportunity for Scotland' - Townsend". BBC Sport. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Barnes, David (19 January 2022). "Andy Christie and Ben White surprise call-ups to Scotland's Six Nations training squad". The Offside Line. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Gregor Townsend explains surprise selection of former England internationals in Scotland's Six Nations squad". The Scotsman. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Scotland 17-36 France". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Opportunity knocks for Saracens back-row duo Andy Christie and Sean Reffell with stars away at Rugby World Cup". CityAM. 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Supreme Court of Nigeria". Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "A son's tribute to his dad". Vanguard News. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Andy Christie at European Professional Club Rugby
- Andy Christie at ESPNscrum
- Andy Christie at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Andy Christie at Scottish Rugby Union
- Andy Christie at Saracens F.C.
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- 1999 births
- Rugby union players from Bristol
- People educated at Bristol Grammar School
- People educated at Harrow School
- Living people
- Black British sportsmen
- Scottish rugby union players
- English rugby union players
- English people of Scottish descent
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Saracens F.C. players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- 21st-century British sportsmen
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs