Andy Christie
{{Short description|Scottish rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Andy Onyeama-Christie
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|03|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bristol, England
| height = {{convert|1.89|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|103|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| school = Bristol Grammar School
Harrow School
| university =
| relatives =
| position = Flanker, Number 8
| currentclub = Saracens
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Old Albanian
| apps1 = 15
| points1 = 10
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Bishop's Stortford
| apps2 = 10
| points2 = 5
| years3 = 2018–
| clubs3 = Saracens
| apps3 = 87
| points3 = 55
| repyears1 = 2022–
| repteam1 = Scotland
| repcaps1 = 8
| reppoints1 = 0
| clubupdate = 24 March 2024
| repupdate = 24 March 2024
}}
Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie (born 22 March 1999) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Saracens. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.{{Cite web|title=Player profile|url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_44474.html|access-date=22 January 2022|website=itsrugby.co.uk}}
International career
Born and raised in England, he is Scottish qualified through descent, and was first selected for the Scottish national rugby team in January 2022, for the following Six Nations Championship.{{Cite news|date=19 January 2022|title='Big opportunity for Scotland' - Townsend|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/60057238|access-date=2022-01-22}}{{Cite web|last=Barnes|first=David|date=2022-01-19|title=Andy Christie and Ben White surprise call-ups to Scotland's Six Nations training squad|url=https://www.theoffsideline.com/andy-christie-and-ben-white-surprise-call-ups-to-scotlands-six-nations-training-squad/|access-date=2022-01-22|website=The Offside Line}}{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/gregor-townsend-explains-surprise-selection-of-former-england-internationals-in-scotlands-six-nations-squad-3534398|title=Gregor Townsend explains surprise selection of former England internationals in Scotland's Six Nations squad|publisher=The Scotsman|date=19 January 2022|access-date=5 February 2022}} His first cap was gained as a replacement in the Six Nations match against France on 26 February 2022 at Murrayfield.{{cite web | url = https://www.scottishrugby.org/fixtures-and-results/internationals/2021-22/guinness-six-nations-2022/26feb/scotland-v-france | title = Scotland 17-36 France | access-date = 27 February 2022 | publisher = Scottish Rugby Union}}
Personal life
Onyeama-Christie was born in England to a Nigerian father (Patrick Onyeama) and a British mother whose parents are Scottish (Victoria Christie).{{Cite web |date=24 September 2019 |title=Opportunity knocks for Saracens back-row duo Andy Christie and Sean Reffell with stars away at Rugby World Cup |url=https://www.cityam.com/opportunity-knocks-for-saracens-back-row-duo-andy-christie-and-sean-reffell-with-stars-away-at-rugby-world-cup/ |website=CityAM}} His grandfather, Charles Onyeama, was a judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria,{{cite web |title=Supreme Court of Nigeria |url=http://supremecourt.gov.ng/Profile/PastJustices |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222004616/http://supremecourt.gov.ng/Profile/PastJustices |archive-date=22 February 2016 |access-date=20 September 2024}} and the first Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice.{{Cite web |date=19 July 2019 |title=A son's tribute to his dad |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/dadi-a-sons-tribute-to-his-dad/ |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
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- [https://scottishrugby.org/teams/scotland-men/andy-christie/ Andy Christie] at Scottish Rugby Union
- [https://www.saracens.com/squads/andy-christie/ Andy Christie] at Saracens F.C.
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Category:Rugby union players from Bristol
Category:People educated at Bristol Grammar School
Category:People educated at Harrow School
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:English rugby union players
Category:English people of Scottish descent
Category:English people of Nigerian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
Category:Rugby union number eights
Category:Saracens F.C. players
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:21st-century British sportsmen
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