Andy Dun
| Full name | Andrew Frederick Dun | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 November 1960 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 July 2023 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Frederick Dun (26 November 1960 — 23 July 2023) was an English rugby union international.
Dun was born and raised in Bristol, attending Bristol Grammar School.[1]
A back row forward, Dun played for Bristol between 1980 and 1990, appearing in 170 senior matches, with two seasons as club captain.[2] While undergoing his medical training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Dun played for London club Wasps and stood in for Nigel Melville as club captain in the 1983-84 season.[3] He was a Middlesex county player and got capped once for England, against Wales at Twickenham during the 1984 Five Nations Championship.[4]
Dun is the father of Bristol Bears player James Dun.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Faith in Andy pays off". Evening Post. 14 March 1981.
- ^ "Obituary: Andy Dun". Bristol Bears Rugby. 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Wasps captain Dun yearns for Bristol". Evening Post. 3 March 1984.
- ^ "French fill Erbani gap". The Guardian. 16 March 1984.
- ^ "LIST: 5 rugby youngsters looking to follow in their famous fathers' footsteps - Page 3 of 5". Ruck. 13 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Andy Dun at ESPNscrum