The bloke in the 8 shirt

Andy
Powell.

Newport to the 2009 Lions via Leicester, France, Cardiff Blues, Wasps and a rugby league year at Wigan. Seventeen seasons of carrying hard, and one golf buggy. Now every bit of it goes into coaching your player.

Train with Andy Watch the clips
Andy Powell carrying the ball for London Wasps

The record

Seventeen seasons,
every level.

1999 Newport RFC Where it started
2001 Leicester Tigers Via Wales U21
2003 AS Béziers Hérault The French year
2004 Llanelli Scarlets Back west
2005–10 Cardiff Blues The long stint
2008 Wales First cap v South Africa
2009 British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa
2009 Barbarians v New Zealand
2010 London Wasps
2011–12 Sale Sharks
2013 Wigan Warriors The league detour
2014 Newport Gwent Dragons
2016 Merthyr RFC Final season, boots hung up

Level 3 coaching certificate. Ten years coaching. Founder of AP8 Academy. The playing days ended in 2016; the coaching never stopped.

Rolling clips

See for yourself.

The highlights, the buggy story straight from the man himself, and the documentary about what came after.

Andy Powell's iconic rugby highlights The carries, the hits, the chaos
The infamous golf buggy story, told by Andy The Big Jim Show
Life after rugby, a RugbyPass documentary The coach behind the academy

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Off the pitch

Stories for your
dinner table.

Andy is a regular on the after dinner circuit, and yes, the buggy gets a mention. He also hosts golf days in the UK and Europe. If your club, company or event wants a night of proper rugby stories, get in touch.

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Follow the academy

You made it to the try line

Get them over
the whitewash.

Camps fill up fast in the school holidays. Pick a venue, pick the days, and we will see them on the pitch.

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