# Mark Andrews (rugby union)

Mark Gregory Andrews (born 21 February 1972) is a former South African rugby union player.

## Career

He achieved his Junior Springbok colours in waterpolo while still at school. He switched to rugby union as his main sport and achieved honours while at school and was selected for the Border schools team to play at the 1990 Craven Week tournament. While at university he was selected for the SA Student team in 1993 and the SA Universities team in 1994. He played for Natal's winning Currie Cup team in 1995 and 1996.
Andrews made his international test debut for South Africa on 11 June 1994 against England in Cape Town. He went on to play 77 test and 13 mid-week games for South Africa. Andrews formed a formidable lock combination with Kobus Wiese and later Krynauw Otto. During his test career he scored 12 tries for a tally of 60 test points.
He was part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup winning team alongside another native of Elliot, prop Os du Randt.

## International statistics
### Test Match record

| Against | P | W | D | L | Tri | Pts | %Won |
| Argentina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 100 |
| Australia | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 57.69 |
| British Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
| France | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 34.21 |
| Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 100 |
| Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Wales | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Total | 77 | 51 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 60 | 67.53 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored

### Test tries (12)

| Tries | Opposition | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
| 1 | Argentina | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park | Test match | 15 Oct 1994 | Won 46–26 |
| 1 | Samoa | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park | Test match | 13 Apr 1995 | Won 60–8 |
| 1 | Samoa | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park | 1995 World Cup | 10 Jun 1995 | Won 42–14 |
| 1 | Fiji | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld | Test match | 2 Jul 1996 | Won 43–18 |
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium | Test match | 9 Nov 1996 | Won 46–15 |
| 1 | Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Suncorp Stadium | 1997 Tri Nations | 2 Aug 1997 | Lost 20–32 |
| 1 | Australia | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld | 1997 Tri Nations | 23 Aug 1997 | Won 61–22 |
| 1 | England | London, England | Twickenham | Test match | 29 Nov 1997 | Won 29–11 |
| 1 | Ireland | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Free State Stadium | Test match | 13 Jun 1998 | Won 37–13 |
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires, Argentina | River Plate Stadium | Test match | 12 Nov 2000 | Won 37–33 |
| 1 | Italy | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Boet Erasmus Stadium | Test match | 30 Jun 2001 | Won 60–14 |
| 1 | Australia | Perth, Australia | Subiaco Oval | 2001 Tri Nations | 18 Aug 2001 | Draw 14–14 |

### World Cup matches

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| No. | Date | Opposition | Venue | Stage | Position | Tries | Points | Result |
| 1995 |||||||||
| 1. | 25 May 1995 | Australia | Newlands, Cape Town | Pool match | Lock | | | 27–18 |
| 2. | 10 Jun 1995 | Samoa | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Quarter-final | Lock | 1 | 5 | 42–14 |
| 3. | 17 Jun 1995 | France | Kings Park, Durban | Semi-final | Number 8 | | | 19–15 |
| 4. | 24 Jun 1995 | New Zealand | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Final | Number 8 | | | 15–12 |
| 1999 |||||||||
| 5. | 3 Oct 1999 | Scotland | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Pool match | Lock | | | 46–29 |
| 6. | 15 Oct 1999 | Uruguay | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Pool match | Lock | | | 39–3 |
| 7. | 24 Oct 1999 | England | Stade de France, Paris | Quarter-final | Lock | | | 44–21 |
| 8. | 30 Oct 1999 | Australia | Twickenham, London | Semi-final | Lock | | | 21–27 |
| 9. | 4 Nov 1999 | New Zealand | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Third place play-off | Lock | | | 22–18 |