Andy Moore (b1974)

LIKE that other local sporting legend Ken ‘Tug’ Wilson, Andy Moore switched codes to become an international.

But in his case, it was the change from football to rugby union, representing Wales in both.

Measuring 6ft 7ins, and weighing 18st Andrew Paul Moore was a Welsh international lock forward, who like his brother Steve, lived his formative years at Barrowby Road.

George and Geraldine Moore then moved to Wrexham in the late 1970s. Andy took to football, following in his father’s footsteps as a big Everton fan.

He signed for Crewe Alexandra and won Welsh international Under-18 caps when he was just 16 years old.

He was a Neville Southall fan and he too was a goalkeeper.

He had trials at Manchester United and Alex Ferguson spoke to him afterwards, leaving him to think about whether he wanted to carry on in football or take up rugby, which he also then played.

He chose rugby and made the Welsh U18 rugby side that same season, then Under 21 and full international level.

The highlight of his career was in 2001, captaining Wales on the tour of Japan, where they won both Tests.

Andy and Steve both played for Swansea but didn’t play in the same Welsh international side together, even though Andy won his first cap two years before Steve.

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.

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 as Chief Operating Officer. After a year of restructuring and raising funds for development of the business he became Group CEO in 2010.

In 2011 after an inspiring cancer charity climb to the top of Kilimanjaro with 15 Ex Welsh Rugby Captains and Warren Gatland, Andy decided there was not enough being done to help elite athletes with their transition out of professional sport and in to new career.

So together with his former international rugby player brother Steve Moore Founded Athlete Career Transition (ACT). Athlete Career Transition (ACT) was created through a combination of the career transition experiences of ACT’s Founders, Andy and his brother Steve Moore. ACT now has Sir Steve Redgrave as a shareholder and ambassador and they are the world leading private organisation in this space working with the best global athletes and businesses.

In 2015 Andy and his brother Steve were listed in the GQ 100 Most Connected Men in Britain.