Andrew William Slater (born 21 November 1969) is a New Zealand former rugby union player.
Slater was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School and is dairy farmer by profession.
[1] A forward, Slater often played in the back-row early in his career, but was later solely a lock.
He was NPC 1st Division Player of the Year in 2000 and the following season made a belated debut for the Hurricanes as a substitute against the Blues at Eden Park.
Forced to retire in 2002 due to a heart condition, Slater ended with 180 provincial appearances, bettered by only Ian Eliason amongst Taranaki forwards.