Luke Andrews

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| name = Luke Andrews

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| full_name = Luke Samuel Andrews

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|01|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Invercargill, New Zealand

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| height = 197 cm

| weight = 110 kg

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| position = Lock / Flanker

| years1 = 2007–09

| clubs1 = Coca-Cola Red Sparks

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| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = Manly

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| years3 = 2009–10

| clubs3 = Rugby Noceto

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| provinceyears1 = 1999–00

| province1 = {{rut|Otago}}

| provinceapps1 = 7

| provincepoints1 = 0

| provinceyears2 = 2001

| province2 = {{rut|Southland}}

| provinceapps2 = 12

| provincepoints2 = 0

| provinceyears3 = 2002–06

| province3 = {{rut|Wellington}}

| provinceapps3 = 42

| provincepoints3 = 10

| provinceyears4 = 2010–11

| province4 = {{rut|Bay of Plenty}}

| provinceapps4 = 20

| provincepoints4 = 0

| superyears1 = 2002–07

| super1 = {{Rut|Hurricanes}}

| superapps1 = 61

| superpoints1 = 0

| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 1999

| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = New Zealand

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Luke Samuel Andrews (born 16 January 1976) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.{{cite web |title=Luke Samuel Andrews |url=https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/luke-s-andrews |website=www.rugbyhistory.co.nz |language=en}}

Biography

=Early life=

Born in Invercargill, Andrews grew up in the nearby town of Riverton and was educated at Aparima College, where he played halfback until a sudden growth spurt. He worked as a commercial diver in his first few years after school.{{cite news |title=The player from nowhere - Super Rugby News |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/the-player-from-nowhere/AHFUWCHNEGW4TYGORMR3DWF2LE/ |work=NZ Herald |date=27 March 2003 |language=en-NZ}}

=Rugby career=

Andrews, a lock and blindside flanker, moved to Dunedin to attend the University of Otago and earned NZ Universities representative honours, while making his way up the ranks at Otago to make his provincial debut in 1999.

After transferring to Wellington in 2002, Andrews began playing for the Hurricanes, making a total of 61 Super 14 appearances. He had overseas stints with Japan's Coca-Cola Red Sparks, Shute Shield team Manly and Italian club Rugby Noceto from 2007 to 2010, then returned to New Zealand and joined Bay of Plenty.{{cite web |title=BOP duo recall Stag time |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/sport/4226007/BOP-duo-recall-Stag-time |website=Stuff.co.nz |date=13 October 2010}}