Christopher Robert Andrew MBE (born 18 February 1963) is a former English rugby union player who as a fly-half played 71 Tests for England between 1985 and 1997.
At Wasps FC he won the English League in 1990, eventually leaving to join Newcastle Gosforth in 1995 as both a player and as director of rugby.
[5] The club had just been bought out by Sir John Hall in the lead-up to the game turning professional; they became the Falcons of today.
[7] Andrew was fly-half for England during the Will Carling era, making a winning debut in January 1985 against Romania at Twickenham.
He was briefly dropped in 1993 as England tried out Bath RFC's Stuart Barnes for the fly-half's position, but regained it after two matches.
After England finished 4th in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, he saw out his contract at Wasps and moved to the Newcastle Falcons.
He made his final appearance for England after an absence of almost two years when he was called off the bench as a try scoring replacement against Wales in March 1997.
[8] In the final match, against ANZAC, of the Lions' victorious '89 tour to Australia, Andrew came on at inside center as a substitute for the injured Brendan Mullen.
[15] A left-handed batsman and right arm off-break bowler, he made one first-class century,[3] scoring 101 not out against Nottinghamshire in July 1984.
[14] Andrew also made a few appearances for the Yorkshire Second XI,[3] and on one occasion dismissed future England captain Mike Atherton (then aged 17) for a duck.
[3] After seven years in the role he joined the England and Wales Cricket Board as Managing Director of the professional game.
[17] Andrew is an Honorary President of the rugby charity Wooden Spoon, which raises funds for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK and Ireland.