Profile
English rugby hero.
Position: Fly Half.
Date of birth: 18/02/1963 (Richmond).
International debut (aged 21): 5^th January 1985 vs. Romania at Twickenham (England won 22-15).
Final appearance: 15^th March 1997 vs. Wales at Cardiff (England won 34-13).
Total number of international caps: 71 (two as captain).

Summary
The 1993 season saw not only the end of England's dominance in international rugby, but also that of Rob Andrew in the fly-half position, albeit temporarily.

After England lost to Wales in Cardiff, Andrew was dropped in favour of the mercurial Stuart Barnes, a stand-off who had faced Rob in their university days and had actually played for the national team before him. Barnes justified his selection with a superb performance against Scotland at Twickenham, but failed against Ireland, and it was Andrew who was given the nod by the British Lions management in New Zealand.

A difficult tour ended in a 2-1 series defeat, but Rob's display in the second test is rated as one of the finest ever by a Lions fly-half. Later in the season Andrew turned in another superb show against New Zealand at Twickenham, this time in England colours. His accurate touch kicking meant that England were in control for much of the game and another drop goal put the cap on a famous 15-9 victory.

The following year saw Andrew enter a new phase in his career when he became first choice goalkicker for his country. Rob had previously been considered too unreliable for this role, but under the tutelage of kicking guru Dave Alred, he had successfully remodelled his technique so that it was more reliable under pressure.

He was handed the job following Jon Callard's failure against Ireland, and immediately showed what he could do by scoring all England's points in an 18-14 win over France in Paris. England then annihilated Wales at Twickenham, but narrowly failed to win the title on points difference. Later on in the year the team toured South Africa and confounded the critics by winning the first test in Pretoria 32-15 having gone up by 20 points in the first 15 minutes.

Rob proved beyond doubt his world-class status by scoring 27 points, scoring a 'full house' of a try, a drop goal, two conversions and five penalties. The second test was lost, but Rob finished the tour with 58 points, another record. Towards the end of the season he equaled Didier Camberbero's world record with 30 points against Canada, and racked up 24 more against Romania