Andy Ferreira
| Birth name | Andrew Meyer Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | June 26, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rusape, South Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Meyer Ferreira (born 26 June 1961 in Rusape) is a Zimbabwean former rugby union player and coach. He played as fullback.
Career
[edit]Ferreira's first cap for Zimbabwe was in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he played all the three pool stage matches against Romania, France and Scotland. He was also part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup squad, where he only played the match against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 6 October 1991, which was his last cap for Zimbabwe.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]As coach, Ferreira coached Zimbabwe Sevens.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Zimbabwe 1987 Rugby World Cup squad at World Rugby
- ^ Zim influence in African success history The Zimbabwe Independent, 29 November 2019
- ^ Zimbabwe's best sevens side The Independent (Zimbabwe)
- ^ Andy Ferreira ESPN Scrum profile
- ^ Legend Andy Ferreira rallies Cheetahs The Herald (Zimbabwe)