Hyron Diego Andrews (born 6 July 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is lock.
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| Full name | Hyron Diego Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 July 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paarl, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Garsfontein, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Eta College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
At high school level, Andrews represented the Blue Bulls at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011 and at the premier South African high school rugby competition, the Under-18 Craven Week, in both 2012 and 2013. He made three appearances on both occasions and scored two tries in the 2013 competition.[2] He was also named in the South Africa Schools side in 2012, but failed to make any appearances.
Andrews joined the Sharks Academy after finishing high school and represented the Sharks U19 side in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting all thirteen of their matches as they reached the semi-final of the competition, where they were defeated 20–43 by the Blue Bulls U19.[3]
Andrews made his first class debut for the Sharks XV on 21 March 2015, playing off the bench in their 2015 Vodacom Cup match against the Border Bulldogs in Durban, helping them to a 53–0 victory.[4] He started their next four matches in the competition as the Sharks XV finished sixth in the Southern Section of the competition.
Andrews was named in a 37-man training squad for the South Africa national under-20 rugby union team[5] and was included in the squad that embarked on a two-match tour of Argentina.[6] He was an unused replacement in their 25–22 victory over Argentina,[7] but started their 39–28 victory a few days later.[8]
Upon the team's return, Andrews was named in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[9] He didn't get any game time in their first of three matches in Pool B of the competition, a 33–5 win against hosts Italy,[10] but was used as a replacement in their 40–8 win against Samoa[11] and their 46–13 win over Australia[12] to help South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. He was named on the bench for their semi-final match against England, but did not come on as South Africa lost 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession.[13] He also didn't feature in their third-place play-off match against France, which South Africa won 31–18 to secure third place in the competition.[14]
Andrews joined Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks on a short term loan in February 2024.[15]
References edit
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Hyron Andrews". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2013 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 43–20 Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 53–0 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Junior Bok training squad confirmed". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "SARU names Junior Bok squad for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 25 a 22". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 39 a 28". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Liebenberg to lead Junior Boks at U20 World Championship in Italy". South African Rugby Union. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Italy U20 5–33 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 40–8 Samoa U20". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 46–13 Australia U20". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 20–28 England U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – France U20 18–31 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ on, Published (20 February 2024). "Sharks forward completes Premiership move". SA Rugby magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2024.