Andrew Moore (rugby player)
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Not to be confused with Andy Moore
Andy Moore (rugby player)
Not to be confused with Andrew Moore, the lock forward who also played for Wales.For persons of a similar name see Andrew Moore ....

, the scrum-half who also played for Wales
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Andrew 'Andy' P Moore is a former Wales
Wales national rugby union team
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 international rugby union player. A lock forward, he played his club rugby for Swansea RFC
Swansea RFC
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, Bridgend RFC
Bridgend RFC
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 and Cardiff Blues and was in the Wales squad for the 1995 Rugby World Cup
1995 Rugby World Cup
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. Moore captained Wales on two occasions in 2001, winning both matches.

Playing career

Moore played football as a goalkeeper and was capped at Under 18 level at football after 3 years with Crewe Alexander FC Youth Centre of Excellence and trails at Manchester United. He switched to rugby and gained caps at Under 18, Youth, Under 19, Under 21, Wales A and was capped at the age of 21 for Wales against South Africa in 1995 in Johannesburg.
Moore signed professional contracts with Swansea RFC and the WRU in 1995, winning 4 league title and 2 National Cups with Swansea. In 2002 he moved to Bridgend RFC winning the league title before moving to the Cardiff Blues in 2003 captaining the side several times. His career was cut short at the age of 30 with a neck injury while at the Cardiff Blues in 2004.

After rugby

Moore ran a successful Property Investment Company from 2003. In 2006 he co-founded, developed and ran an award winning Sales and Marketing Estate Agent specialising on the Bulgarian Property Market. In 2009 he joined a Swiss Holding Company listed on the Frankfurt Open Market, holding the position of Chief Operating Officer. After a year of restructuring and raising funds for development of the business he became Group CEO in 2010.

Personal life

Moore climbed Kilimanjaro in 2010 as part of the Captains Climb in aid of the Velidre Stepping Stones appeal for lung cancer which raised over £500,000. He is also raising money again for the charity on a sponsored bike ride in the US in 2012.
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