John Andress
Appearance
Date of birth | 20 January 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Andress (born 20 January 1984) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro12.
Early life
He attended Campbell College, Belfast.
Career
Andress, who has played for Ireland at both A and Under-21 level, originally joined Exeter Chiefs in 2007 and made 44 appearances before moving to Harlequins in 2009. He returned to Exeter in 2011 and impressed as the Chiefs enjoyed another strong campaign, finishing fifth in the Aviva Premiership. Andress then joined another Aviva Premiership team, Worcester Warriors, in 2012, before moving to Scottish Pro12 side Edinburgh Rugby in 2014.[1]
In March 2016, it was announced that Andress would be joining Edinburgh's Pro12 rivals, Irish province Munster, for the 2016–17 season.[2]
References
- ^ "Edinburgh sign Worcester prop John Andress". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Squad & Contract Update". munsterrugby.ie. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.