Andy Irvine (rugby union) is an inductee of the International Rugby Hall of Fame. Andy Irvine (rugby union) Andrew Robertson Irvine (born 16 September 1951) is a former President of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), and a former Scottish international rugby player. He earned fifty one Scottish caps, captaining the team on fifteen occasions, and scored 250 points for . He went on three British and Irish Lions tours. Irvine was born in Edinburgh, on 16 September 1951. He was educated at James Gillespie's Primary School and George Heriot's School. From there he went on to Edinburgh University. Andy Irvine originally played for Heriot's
Drop goal Drop goal A drop goal, field goal, dropped goal, or pot is a method of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league and also, rarely, in American football and Canadian football. A drop goal is scored by drop kicking the ball over the crossbar and between the goalposts. After the kick, the ball must not touch the ground before it goes over and through, although it may touch the crossbar. If the drop goal attempt is successful, play stops and the non-scoring team (the scoring team in rugby union sevens) restarts play with a kick from halfway. If the