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Andy Onyeama-Christie
Full name	Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie
Date of birth	22 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
School	Bristol Grammar School; Harrow School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker, Number 8
Current team	Saracens
Senior career
Years	Team
2017–2018	Old Albanian
2018–2019	Bishop's Stortford
2018–	Saracens
	Correct as of 24 March 2024
International career
Years	Team
2022–	Scotland
	Correct as of 24 March 2024

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Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie (born 22 March 1999) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Saracens. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.^[1]

International career

Born and raised in England, he is Scottish qualified through descent, and was first selected for the Scottish national rugby team in January 2022, for the following Six Nations Championship.^[2]^[3]^[4] His first cap was gained as a replacement in the Six Nations match against France on 26 February 2022 at Murrayfield.^[5]

Personal life

Onyeama-Christie was born in England to a Nigerian father (Patrick Onyeama) and a British mother whose parents are Scottish (Victoria Christie).^[6]^[4] His grandfather, Charles Onyeama, was a judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria,^[7] and the first Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice.^[8]

References

^ "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "'Big opportunity for Scotland' - Townsend". BBC Sport. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ Barnes, David (19 January 2022). "Andy Christie and Ben White surprise call-ups to Scotland's Six Nations training squad". The Offside Line. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Gregor Townsend explains surprise selection of former England internationals in Scotland's Six Nations squad". The Scotsman. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Scotland 17-36 France". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "Opportunity knocks for Saracens back-row duo Andy Christie and Sean Reffell with stars away at Rugby World Cup". CityAM. 24 September 2019.
^ "Supreme Court of Nigeria". Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
^ "A son's tribute to his dad". Vanguard News. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

External links

Andy Christie at European Professional Club Rugby
Andy Christie at ESPNscrum
Andy Christie at ItsRugby.co.uk
Andy Christie at Scottish Rugby Union
Andy Christie at Saracens F.C.

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[1] "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[2] "'Big opportunity for Scotland' - Townsend". BBC Sport. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[3] Barnes, David (19 January 2022). "Andy Christie and Ben White surprise call-ups to Scotland's Six Nations training squad". The Offside Line. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[squad22-4] "Gregor Townsend explains surprise selection of former England internationals in Scotland's Six Nations squad". The Scotsman. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[sru-5] "Scotland 17-36 France". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[6] "Opportunity knocks for Saracens back-row duo Andy Christie and Sean Reffell with stars away at Rugby World Cup". CityAM. 24 September 2019.

[7] "Supreme Court of Nigeria". Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

[8] "A son's tribute to his dad". Vanguard News. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

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-'''Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie''' (born 22 March 1999) is a [[rugby union]] player, who plays for [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Player profile|url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_44474.html|url-status=live|access-date=22 January 2022|website=itsrugby.co.uk}}</ref> He is Scottish qualified.
+'''Andrew Chidozie Robert Onyeama-Christie''' (born 22 March 1999) is a professional [[rugby union]] player who plays as a [[Flanker (rugby union)|flanker]] for [[Premiership Rugby]] club [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]. Born in England, he represents [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] at international level after qualifying on [[International rugby union eligibility rules|ancestry grounds]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Player profile|url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_44474.html|access-date=22 January 2022|website=itsrugby.co.uk}}</ref>
-He was first selected for the [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scottish national rugby team]] in January 2022, for the following [[2022 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations tournament]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 January 2022|title='Big opportunity for Scotland' - Townsend|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC Sport]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/60057238|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Barnes|first=David|date=2022-01-19|title=Andy Christie and Ben White surprise call-ups to Scotland's Six Nations training squad|url=https://www.theoffsideline.com/andy-christie-and-ben-white-surprise-call-ups-to-scotlands-six-nations-training-squad/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-22|website=The Offside Line|language=en-GB}}</ref>
+== International career ==
-==Personal life==
+Born and raised in England, he is Scottish qualified through descent, and was first selected for the [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scottish national rugby team]] in January 2022, for the following [[2022 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 January 2022|title='Big opportunity for Scotland' - Townsend|work=[[BBC Sport]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/60057238|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Barnes|first=David|date=2022-01-19|title=Andy Christie and Ben White surprise call-ups to Scotland's Six Nations training squad|url=https://www.theoffsideline.com/andy-christie-and-ben-white-surprise-call-ups-to-scotlands-six-nations-training-squad/|access-date=2022-01-22|website=The Offside Line}}</ref><ref name="squad22">{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/gregor-townsend-explains-surprise-selection-of-former-england-internationals-in-scotlands-six-nations-squad-3534398|title=Gregor Townsend explains surprise selection of former England internationals in Scotland's Six Nations squad|publisher=The Scotsman|date=19 January 2022|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref> His first cap was gained as a replacement in the Six Nations match against France on 26 February 2022 at Murrayfield.<ref name = sru>{{cite web | url = https://www.scottishrugby.org/fixtures-and-results/internationals/2021-22/guinness-six-nations-2022/26feb/scotland-v-france | title = Scotland 17-36 France | access-date = 27 February 2022 | publisher = Scottish Rugby Union}}</ref>
-Christie was born in England to a Nigerian father and English-Scottish mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityam.com/opportunity-knocks-for-saracens-back-row-duo-andy-christie-and-sean-reffell-with-stars-away-at-rugby-world-cup/|title=Opportunity knocks for Saracens back-row duo Andy Christie and Sean Reffell with stars away at Rugby World Cup|date=24 September 2019|website=CityAM}}</ref>\
-==References==
+== Personal life ==
+Onyeama-Christie was born in England to a Nigerian father (Patrick Onyeama) and a British mother whose parents are Scottish (Victoria Christie).<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2019 |title=Opportunity knocks for Saracens back-row duo Andy Christie and Sean Reffell with stars away at Rugby World Cup |url=https://www.cityam.com/opportunity-knocks-for-saracens-back-row-duo-andy-christie-and-sean-reffell-with-stars-away-at-rugby-world-cup/ |website=CityAM}}</ref><ref name="squad22" /> His grandfather, [[Charles Onyeama]], was a judge of the [[Supreme Court of Nigeria]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Supreme Court of Nigeria |url=http://supremecourt.gov.ng/Profile/PastJustices |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222004616/http://supremecourt.gov.ng/Profile/PastJustices |archive-date=22 February 2016 |access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref> and the first Nigerian judge at the [[International Court of Justice]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2019 |title=A son's tribute to his dad |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/dadi-a-sons-tribute-to-his-dad/ |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US}}</ref>
-{{Reflist}}
-==External link==
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
-*[https://all.rugby/player/andy-christie All.rugby profile]
-*[https://www.saracens.com/squads/andy-christie/ Saracens profile]
+== External links ==
+* {{sports links}}
+* [https://scottishrugby.org/teams/scotland-men/andy-christie/ Andy Christie] at [[Scottish Rugby Union]]
+* [https://www.saracens.com/squads/andy-christie/ Andy Christie] at [[Saracens F.C.]]
 {{Saracens F.C. squad}}
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