Andrew Bishop

Andrew Bishop
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Bishop
Date of birth	7 August 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth	Treherbert, Wales
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	15 st 2 lb (96 kg)
Club information
Position(s)	Centre
Current club	Ospreys
Senior clubs*
Representative teams**
	* Professional club appearances and points; counted for domestic first grade only.; ** Representative team caps and points correct; as of 15:26, 05 Jun 2011 (UTC).

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Andrew Bishop (born 7 August 1985) is a Welsh international rugby union player who plays for the Ospreys at Centre.

He was a stalwart of the Wales Under 21 Grand Slam victory in 2005. In May 2008 he was selected for the Wales' squad for the 2008 Tour of South Africa, making his debut as a substitute in the 2nd test on 14 June. Wales lost 37–21. He kept his place in the squad throughout the 2008–09 season and on 14 November, he made his first start against Canada. Wales won 34–13. He came on as a replacement in the 18th minute for Jamie Roberts in the match against the Wallabies. Critics thought this would affect Wales but Bishop held his own as Wales won 21–18, the only win that for Northern Hemisphere against one of The Big Three. Bishop then came on as a subsititute against Scotland in the Six Nations. He it was his only game time in the tournament, although he was an unused replacement against England. Bishop then started for Wales on their North America tour opener against Canada. The Welsh team were missing players due to the Lions tour and injuries but still won 32–23. Bishop then started against United States. Wales won 48–15.

On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man Wales national Squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.^[1] He was on the bench for every game, only coming on against Ireland.

His brother David is also a professional rugby union player and is a Wales Under-21 international.

[edit] International Caps

Cap Number	Date	Team	Position	Shirt Number	Home or Away	Venue	Result	Score
1	14 June 2008	South Africa	Substitute	21	Away	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loss	21–37
2	14 November 2008	Canada	Centre	12	Home	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Won	34–13
3	29 November 2008	Australia	Substitute	22	Home	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Won	21–18
4	8 February 2009	Scotland	Substitute	22	Away	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Won	26–13
5	30 May 2009	Canada	Centre	12	Away	York Stadium, Toronto	Won	32–23
6	6 June 2009	United States	Centre	12	Away	Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois	Won	48–15
7	21 November 2009	Argentina	Substitute	21	Home	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Won	33–16
8	28 November 2009	Australia	Substitute	21	Home	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Lost	12–33
9	13 March 2010	Ireland	Substitute	21	Away	Croke Park, Dublin	Lost	12–27
10	20 March 2010	Italy	Substitute	21	Home	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Won	33–10
11	19 June 2010	New Zealand	Centre	13	Away	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Lost	9–42