Andy Ripley
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| Full name | Andrew George Ripley | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 December 1947 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 June 2010 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | No. 8 | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1972–1976 |
 England
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24 | Pts:8; Tries:2; Conv:0; Pens:0; Drop:0 |
Andrew George Ripley OBE (1 December 1947 – 17 June 2010) was an English rugby union international, who represented England from 1972 to 1976, and the Lions on their unbeaten 1974 tour of South Africa.
Ripley was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, and educated at the University of East Anglia and Hughes Hall, Cambridge (MPhil).
Ripley played for the Rosslyn Park club for his entire career.
He made his international debut on 15 January 1972 at Twickenham in the England vs Wales match. Of the 24 matches he played for his national side, he was on the winning side on eight occasions.
Between June 1972 and November 1973 England defeated the three major Southern Hemisphere countries, Ripley playing in all three games. On 3 June 1972 England beat South Africa 18–9 at Ellis Park, Johannesburg. On 15 September 1973 they defeated the All Blacks 16–10 at Eden Park, Auckland, and on 17 November the same year they beat Australia 20–3 at Twickenham, Ripley scoring a try.
Ripley was a member of the unbeaten 1974 Lions, although the test starting role was taken by Mervyn Davies.
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