Andy Christie | |
Fullname: | Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie |
Birth Date: | 22 March 1999 |
Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
Height: | 1.890NaN0 |
Weight: | 1030NaN0 |
School: | Bristol Grammar School Harrow School |
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.[1]
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.[2] [3] [4] His first cap was gained as a replacement in the Six Nations match against France on 26 February 2022 at Murrayfield.[5]
Christie was born in England to a Nigerian father (Patrick Onyeama) and a British mother whose parents are Scottish (Victoria Christie).[6] [4]