| Date of birth | (1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paraparaumu College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Knewstubb (born 14 September 1995) is a New Zealand professionalrugby union player who plays as aback for theNew Zealand national sevens team.[1][2][3]
He won gold medal with the New Zealand team in themen's rugby sevens tournament during the2018 Commonwealth Games. He was also a key member of the New Zealand side which won the2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament by defeating England 33-12 in the final.[4] He was named in the New Zealand squad to compete at the2020 Summer Olympics in themen's rugby sevens tournament.[5] He was also part of the New Zealand side which claimed silver medal after losing to Fiji 24-12 at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6][7] It was also New Zealand's first ever Olympic medal in the men's rugby sevens.
Knewstubb was named as a late signing forTasman during the2021 Bunnings NPC after a season-ending injury toMark Tele'a. He made his debut for Tasman againstBay of Plenty atTrafalgar Park in a non competition match, starting in the number 15 jersey and scoring a try in a 26–9 win for the Mako. The side went on to make the premiership final before losing 23–20 toWaikato.
In 2024, He representedNew Zealand at theParis Olympics.[8][9]
