Athlete
United Kingdom
Andy became a member of London Wheelchair Rugby Club (LWRC) in 1998, he was selected to train with the GB squad in 1999 and narrowly missed out on a place at the Sydney Paralympics in 2000. Vowing never to miss a major tournament again, Andy dedicated himself to Rugby and the life of a full-time athlete. In 2002, he made his International debut at the World Championships in Gothenburg and hasn’t looked back since.His career has encompassed an unbroken run of eleven Majors (an unprecedented feat within the sport). He has competed in five European Championships, winning three back-to-back gold’s and a silver, three World Championships and three Paralympic Games. He also captained Great Britain from 2005-2010, a term which saw the proudest moment of his career, leading the team out at the Beijing Paralympics.Andy has also had a distinguished club career, winning numerous National titles with London as well as an unprecedented five Europa Cups (European Club Championships). He has also spent time in America, representing San Diego in the U.S. league.Andy has played Wheelchair Rugby all over the world, but most recently competed far closer to home where he represented Paralympics GB in Wheelchair Rugby at the London 2012 Games. Now retired from International competition, Andy is building on his speaking career. Andy talks on a variety of themes including his experience of the most exciting summer in the history of British sport. International Honours:2012 Paralympics, London, England (5th)2011 Europeans, Nottwil, Switzerland (2nd)2010 Worlds, Vancouver, Canada (6th)2009 Europeans, Hillerod, Denmark (4th) CAPTAIN2008 Paralympics, Beijing, China (4th) CAPTAIN2007 Europeans, Espoo, Finland (1st) CAPTAIN2006 Worlds, Christchurch, New Zealand (4th) CAPTAIN2005 Europeans, Middlefart, Denmark (1st) CAPTAIN2004 Paralympics, Athens, Greece (4th)2003 Europeans, Lommel, Belgium (1st)2002 Worlds, Gothenburg, Sweden (5th)