Andrew Porter (rugby union)

Andrew Gerald Porter (born 16 January 1996) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team. He was selected for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 2021.

Early life
Porter’s mother died from cancer when he was a child. Porter was educated and played rugby at St. Andrew's College, Dublin from 2008–2014. He then attended and played rugby for University College Dublin.

Porter was noted for his strength and power. He could squat 350 kg (772 lb), making him already one of the strongest rugby players in the world, when he was aged just 20 and in his first year under professional contract.

Club career
Porter entered the Leinster academy in Summer 2016 and made his senior first team debut off the bench against Benetton Treviso in the first game of the season on 2 September. He was noted for his surprising speed and mobility in the loose, as evidenced by him making a break and scoring a try from inside his own half in the 2015–16 season for UCD in the AIL League.

International career
At under-20 level, Porter starred for the Ireland U20 team for two seasons, including being involved in their best ever result in the Junior World Championship in 2016, when they finished runners-up. He made twelve appearances and scored two tries over the two seasons of his involvement with the squad.

Porter first represented Ireland at senior level in 2017.

On 6 May 2021, Porter was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.

Honours

 * Ireland
 * 3× Six Nations Championship: 2018, 2023, 2024
 * 2× Grand Slam: 2018, 2023
 * 3× Triple Crown: 2018, 2022, 2023


 * Leinster
 * 1× European Rugby Champions Cup: 2018
 * 4× Pro12: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021