Springbok no. 602 · Lock

Mark Andrews

Mark Gregory Andrews · Sharks

77Tests

12Tries

11Tours

22Age at debut

Test career

199419972001

First test

11 Jun 1994, age 22 · Lock v England, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

24 Nov 2001, age 29 · Lock v England, Twickenham, London

Biography

Mark Andrews was a tall, athletic lock and one of the finest line-out forwards of his generation. Born in Elliot on 21 February 1972 and educated at Selborne College, he played for Natal and won 77 caps between 1994 and 2001, then a record for a South African forward.

Kitch Christie moved him to eighthman for the knockout stages of the 1995 World Cup, and he scored a try in the quarter-final and played in the final. He also played at the 1999 World Cup and formed a long-running lock partnership with Krynauw Otto. He scored 12 Test tries.

Test history

77 tests · 60 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
11 Jun 1994	England	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	W 27–9	Sharks
09 Jul 1994	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Lock	L 14–22	Sharks
23 Jul 1994	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington	Lock	L 9–13	Sharks
06 Aug 1994	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Lock	D 18–18	Sharks
08 Oct 1994	Argentina	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Lock	W 42–22	Sharks
15 Oct 1994	Argentina	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 46–26	Sharks
19 Nov 1994	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Lock	W 34–10	Sharks
26 Nov 1994	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Lock	W 20–12	Sharks
13 Apr 1995	Samoa	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 60–8	Sharks
25 May 1995	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	W 27–18	Sharks
10 Jun 1995	Samoa	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 42–14	Sharks
17 Jun 1995	France	Kings Park, Durban	Eighthman	W 19–15	Sharks
24 Jun 1995	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Eighthman	W 15–12	Sharks
02 Sep 1995	Wales	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 40–11	Sharks
12 Nov 1995	Italy	Olympic Stadium, Rome	Lock	W 40–21	Sharks
18 Nov 1995	England	Twickenham, London	Lock	W 24–14	Sharks
02 Jul 1996	Fiji	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 43–18	Sharks
13 Jul 1996	Australia	Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney	Lock	L 16–21	Sharks
20 Jul 1996	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Lock	L 11–15	Sharks
03 Aug 1996	Australia	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock	W 25–19	Sharks
10 Aug 1996	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	L 18–29	Sharks
17 Aug 1996	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	L 19–23	Sharks
24 Aug 1996	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	L 26–33	Sharks
31 Aug 1996	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 32–22	Sharks
09 Nov 1996	Argentina	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	Lock	W 46–15	Sharks
16 Nov 1996	Argentina	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires	Lock	W 44–21	Sharks
30 Nov 1996	France	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	Lock	W 22–12	Sharks
07 Dec 1996	France	Parc des Princes, Paris	Lock	W 13–12	Sharks
15 Dec 1996	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Lock	W 37–20	Sharks
10 Jun 1997	Tonga	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 74–10	Sharks
21 Jun 1997	Britain	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	L 16–25	Sharks
28 Jun 1997	Britain	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	L 15–18	Sharks
19 Jul 1997	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	L 32–35	Sharks
02 Aug 1997	Australia	Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane	Lock	L 20–32	Sharks
09 Aug 1997	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Lock	L 35–55	Sharks
23 Aug 1997	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 61–22	Sharks
08 Nov 1997	Italy	Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna	Lock	W 62–31	Sharks
15 Nov 1997	France	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	Lock	W 36–32	Sharks
22 Nov 1997	France	Parc des Princes, Paris	Lock	W 52–10	Sharks
29 Nov 1997	England	Twickenham, London	Lock	W 29–11	Sharks
06 Dec 1997	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Lock	W 68–10	Sharks
13 Jun 1998	Ireland	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Lock	W 37–13	Sharks
20 Jun 1998	Ireland	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 33–0	Sharks
27 Jun 1998	Wales	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 96–13	Sharks
04 Jul 1998	England	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	W 18–0	Sharks
18 Jul 1998	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Lock	W 14–13	Sharks
25 Jul 1998	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington	Lock	W 13–3	Sharks
15 Aug 1998	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	W 24–23	Sharks
22 Aug 1998	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 29–15	Sharks
14 Nov 1998	Wales	Wembley, London	Lock	W 28–20	Sharks
21 Nov 1998	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Lock	W 35–10	Sharks
28 Nov 1998	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Lock	W 27–13	Sharks
05 Dec 1998	England	Twickenham, London	Lock	L 7–13	Sharks
10 Jul 1999	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Lock	L 0–28	Sharks
07 Aug 1999	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Reserve	L 18–34	Sharks
14 Aug 1999	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Reserve	W 10–9	Sharks
03 Oct 1999	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Lock	W 46–29	Sharks
15 Oct 1999	Uruguay	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Lock	W 39–3	Sharks
24 Oct 1999	England	Stade de France, Paris	Lock	W 44–21	Sharks
30 Oct 1999	Australia	Twickenham, London	Lock	L 21–27	Sharks
04 Nov 1999	New Zealand	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Lock	W 22–18	Sharks
29 Jul 2000	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Lock	L 6–26	Sharks
19 Aug 2000	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 46–40	Sharks
26 Aug 2000	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	L 18–19	Sharks
12 Nov 2000	Argentina	River Plate, Buenos Aires	Lock	W 37–33	Sharks
19 Nov 2000	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Lock	W 28–18	Sharks
26 Nov 2000	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Lock	W 23–13	Sharks
02 Dec 2000	England	Twickenham, London	Lock	L 17–25	Sharks
16 Jun 2001	France	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	L 23–32	Sharks
23 Jun 2001	France	Kings Park, Durban	Lock	W 20–15	Sharks
30 Jun 2001	Italy	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Lock	W 60–14	Sharks
21 Jul 2001	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	L 3–12	Sharks
28 Jul 2001	Australia	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Lock	W 20–15	Sharks
18 Aug 2001	Australia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Lock	D 14–14	Sharks
25 Aug 2001	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Lock	L 15–26	Sharks
10 Nov 2001	France	Stade de France, Paris	Lock	L 10–20	Sharks
24 Nov 2001	England	Twickenham, London	Lock	L 9–29	Sharks