| Andy Slater | |
| Full Name: | Andrew William Slater |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1969 |
| Birth Place: | New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Height: | 191 cm |
| Weight: | 105 kg |
| Occupation: | Dairy farmer |
| Relatives: | Gordon Slater (brother) Bradley Slater (son) |
| Position: | Back-row / Lock |
| Provinceyears1: | 1989–01 |
| Provinceapps1: | 180 |
| Provincepoints1: | 138 |
| Superyears1: | 2001 |
| Superapps1: | 1 |
| Superpoints1: | 0 |
Andrew William Slater (born 21 November 1969) is a New Zealand former rugby union player.
Slater was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School and is dairy farmer by profession.[1]
A forward, Slater often played in the back-row early in his career, but was later solely a lock. He spent his entire provincial career with Taranaki, where he debuted in 1989 as a 19-year-old. In 1996, Slater captained the Taranaki side which claimed the Ranfurly Shield off Auckland. He was NPC 1st Division Player of the Year in 2000 and the following season made a belated debut for the Hurricanes as a substitute against the Blues at Eden Park. Forced to retire in 2002 due to a heart condition, Slater ended with 180 provincial appearances, bettered by only Ian Eliason amongst Taranaki forwards.[2]
Slater is the elder brother of All Black Gordon Slater and father of Chiefs player Bradley Slater.[3]