Andy Friend
| Full name | Andrew Friend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 April 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Canberra, ACT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Friend (born 24 April 1969) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He completed his most recent post as Director of Rugby for Irish province Connacht at the end of the 2022/23 URC season. He was previously head coach of the Australia Sevens team, the Brumbies in Super Rugby, English club Harlequins, and Canon Eagles and Suntory Sungoliath in the Japanese Top League.