Andrew Higgins, born 13 July 1981 in Epping, Essex, England, is a retired English rugby union player. He played as Centre or Wing for Worcester Warriors, Bristol, Bath, Exeter Chiefs, Sale Sharks and Newcastle Falcons.
| Birth name | Andrew Higgins | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 July 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Epping, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Christ's Hospital[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Andrew was educated at Christ's Hospital school, Horsham, West Sussex.[1]
Higgins, along with Alex Crockett and Michael Lipman resigned from Bath on 1 June 2009 prior to an internal disciplinary meeting at the club.[2][3] Allegations of refusing to take drug tests - which the players deny - caused the RFU to investigate and they announced on 17 June that the 3 players and Justin Harrison would face an RFU disciplinary panel charged with "conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game".[4]
Higgins played for newly promoted side, Exeter Chiefs, during the 2010/11 season.[5] On 23 May 2012, Higgins left Exeter Chiefs to join with Newcastle Falcons.[6] On 7 October 2013, Higgins is forced to retire from rugby due to his serious knee injury.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Higgins Andrew". Bath Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Davies, Tim (1 June 2009). "Bath rugby statement". Bath Rugby. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "High profile Bath trio quit club". The BBC. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Ex Bath quartet to face RFU panel". BBC Sport. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs sign ex-Bath wing Andy Higgins". BBC Sport. 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Andy Higgins left Exeter Chiefs to join Newcastle Falcons". Tyne and Wear. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Andy Higgins retires". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013.