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Barbarian Men

Andrew George Ripley

No.8

25

Matches

40

Points

Country

England

Club

Rosslyn Park

Playing Record

Games
04 Sep 1976
Arms Park
Barbarians
0
0
Cardiff Centenary 7s
01 Mar 1973
Franklin's Gardens
Barbarians
32
15
East Midlands
01 Apr 1981
Government Stadium
Barbarians
0
0
Hong Kong 7s
29 Mar 1975
Arms Park
Cardiff
24
19
Barbarians
21 Apr 1973
Arms Park
Cardiff
6
16
Barbarians
02 Mar 1972
Franklin's Gardens
East Midlands
17
22
Barbarians
06 Mar 1975
Franklin's Gardens
East Midlands
9
12
Barbarians
27 Dec 1972
Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
26
16
Barbarians
27 Dec 1973
Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
7
16
Barbarians
27 Dec 1974
Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
4
43
Barbarians
28 Dec 1976
Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
12
8
Barbarians
27 Sep 1972
Stradey Park
Llanelli
33
17
Barbarians
28 Mar 1978
Rodney Parade
Newport
13
0
Barbarians
12 Apr 1977
Rodney Parade
Newport
22
22
Barbarians
24 Mar 1978
Recreation Ground
Penarth
12
84
Barbarians
13 Apr 1979
Recreation Ground
Penarth
0
46
Barbarians
17 Apr 1981
Athletic Ground
Penarth
11
36
Barbarians
20 Apr 1973
Recreation Ground
Penarth
6
23
Barbarians
04 Apr 1980
Athletic Ground
Penarth
29
22
Barbarians
08 Apr 1977
Recreation Ground
Penarth
13
32
Barbarians
31 Mar 1975
St Helen's
Swansea
12
13
Barbarians
11 Apr 1977
St Helen's
Swansea
34
18
Barbarians
16 Apr 1979
St Helen's
Swansea
17
33
Barbarians
20 Apr 1981
St Helen's
Swansea
27
6
Barbarians
07 Apr 1980
St Helen's
Swansea
34
4
Barbarians
Statistics
25 Games Played
16 Wins
6 Losses
1 Draws
40 Points
9 Tries

Andrew George Ripley

One of the most charismatic players of his generation, Andy Ripley was a dashing number 8 who played 24 times for the Club between 1972 and 1981. He twice led the side on Easter tours in south Wales and was also an obvious choice for the Club in seven-a-side tournaments including the Cardiff Centenary in 1976 and most notably as captain in Hong Kong in 1981 when the Barbarians were champions of the famous international competition at the first attempt. A British Lion on their triumphant tour of South Africa in 1974 he later achieved fame as an all-round sportsman, winning the BBC's Superstars competition, reaching the semi-finals of the AAA's 400 metres, a qualified canoe instructor and equally skilled at basketball, tennis, water-skiing and rowing. He died on 17 June 2010 at the age of 62.

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