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| Born | Andrew Jonathan Coombs October 27, 1984 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Coombs is a former Wales international rugby union player. His position is back-row forward or lock forward.
Career
[edit]Coombs attended Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun, and is a Welsh speaker.[1][2] He played for Newport Youth and Pontypool RFC before joining Newport RFC at the start of the 2006–07 season. He made almost fifty appearances for Newport, and in August 2008 was made Newport's club captain, succeeding Dai Pattison who had captained the club for the previous two years. He 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 a knee injury sustained whilst playing against the Cardiff Blues in the championship cup semi-final 2015.[citation needed]
International
[edit]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. [3]
In May 2013 he was selected in the Wales national rugby union team 32 man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan.[4]
Newport RFC record
[edit]| Season | Games | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals | Total points |
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| 2006–07 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007–08 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2008–09 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| TOTAL | 102 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
International caps
[edit]Played 3, won 2, lost 1, drawn 0
| Cap | Date | Team | Position | Shirt Number | Home or Away | Tournament | Venue | Result | Score |
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| 1 | 2 February 2013 |  Ireland | Lock | 4 | Home | Six Nations 2013 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Loss | 22-30 |
| 2 | 9 February 2013 |  France | Lock | 4 | Away | Six Nations 2013 | Stade de France, Paris | Win | 6–16 |
| 3 | 23 February 2013 |  Italy | Lock | 4 | Away | Six Nations 2013 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Win | 9–26 |
| 4 | 16 March 2013 |  England | Lock | 19 | Home | Six Nations 2013 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Win | 30–3 |
| 4 | 1 February 2014 | Italy | Lock | 19 | Home | Six Nations 2014 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Win | 23-15 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Schoolboy rivals Ian Evans and Andrew Coombs happy to be reunited for Wales". Wales Online. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ↑ BBC Cymru - Tîm y Cymry Cymraeg
- ↑ Wales 2013 Six Nations squad
- ↑ Wales squad