Andrew Mehrtens

Andrew Mehrtens

MNZM

Birth name	Andrew Philip Mehrtens
Date of birth	(1973-04-28) 28 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb)
School	Christchurch Boys' High School
Notable relative(s)	George Mehrtens (grandfather) Reuben Thorne (brother-in-law)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Christchurch HSOB () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2013 2008–2010 2007–2008 2005–2007 Béziers Racing Métro 92 Toulon Harlequins 19 29 25 32 (97) (288) (261) (318) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1993–2005 Canterbury 108 (1056) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2005 Crusaders 87 (990) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–2004 New Zealand 70 (967)

Andrew Philip Mehrtens MNZM (born 28 April 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He was regarded as a top first five-eighth, having played first for Canterbury in 1993, before being selected for the All Blacks (New Zealand's national team) in 1995 when he played in the 1995 World Cup.

After his move to England, and later to France, he helped his first three clubs to promotion into their country's top flight. He first joined Harlequins in England, where in his first season he played a major factor in leading the freshly relegated club to an immediate return to the top-level Guinness Premiership. After seeing Harlequins successfully through their first season back in the Premiership, he went to the ambitious Pro D2 club Toulon for the 2007–08 season. After Toulon won the title to secure an immediate return to the Top 14, he remained in Pro D2, moving to another ambitious side, Racing Métro. For the second straight season, his team won the Pro D2 crown and a spot in the Top 14.