Full name Andrew Coombs Role Rugby player Height 1.94 m | Weight 109 kg Name Andrew Coombs | |
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Date of birth (1984-10-27) October 27, 1984 (age 31) Position Number eight
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Lock Club Pontypool RFC, Newport RFC, Newport Gwent Dragons Profiles | ||
Current club Newport Gwent Dragons Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||
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Andrew Coombs is a former Wales international rugby union player. His position is back-row forward or lock forward.
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- Know your captain andrew coombs newport gwent dragons
- Andrew coombs boot gets him a yellow card munster v newport gwent dragons sept 2013
- Career
- International
- International Caps
- References
Andrew coombs boot gets him a yellow card munster v newport gwent dragons sept 2013
Career
Coombs attended Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun, and is a fluent Welsh speaker. He played for Newport Youth and Pontypool RFC before joining Newport RFC at the start of the 2006–07 season. He made almost 50 appearances for Newport and in August 2008 he was made Newport's club captain, succeeding Dai Pattison who had captained the club for 2 years prior. He also represented Wales at under-18 level.
Coombs made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team in the 2009–10 season.
Coombs retired from rugby in June 2016 due to recurring injury.
International
In January 2013 he was selected in the 35 man Wales squad for the 2013 Six Nations championship.
Coombs made his international debut for Wales as a lock forward in their first match of the 2013 Six Nations Championship against Ireland in the Millennium Stadium on 2 February 2013.
In May 2013 he was selected in the Wales national rugby union team 32 man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan.
International Caps
Played 3, won 2, lost 1, drawn 0