Andrew Coombs is a Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player. A back-row forward, he played for Newport Youth and Pontypool RFC

Pontypool RFC

Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool. Pontypool RFC has a long history within Welsh rugby and is one of the most notable clubs, being present at the formation of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881, but disbanding before the turn of the 19th century...

 before joining Newport RFC at the start of the 2006–07 season. He has made almost 50 appearances for Newport and in August 2008 he was made Newport's club captain, succeeding Dai Pattison who had captained the club for 2 years prior. He has also represented Wales at under-18 level.

Coombs made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons

Newport Gwent Dragons

Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...

 regional team in the 2009–10 season.

Newport RFC Record

Season	Games	Tries	Conversions	Penalties	Drop Goals	Total Points
2006–07	13	1	0	0	0	5
2007–08	23	6	0	0	0	30
2008–09	26	7	1	0	0	37
TOTAL	62	14	1	0	0	72

External links

• Newport RFC profile
• Newport Gwent Dragons profile