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===Post playing=== Andrew remained as director of rugby at Newcastle Falcons after the injury that ended his playing career until on 18 August 2006 he was appointed by the RFU to undertake the post of Director of Elite Rugby to oversee all aspects of representative rugby in England, from the regional academies to the full senior side.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cleary|first=Mick|title=Andrew keen to name new coach|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/2352266/Andrew-keen-to-name-new-coach.html|access-date=26 March 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=London|date=13 December 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/5262238.stm|title=Rugby Union - English - Andrew accepts top England role|work=BBC Sport|date=18 August 2006 }}</ref> On 6 January 2011, Andrew's role as director of elite rugby at the Rugby Football Union was scrapped in an overhaul of the organisation's structure. It was reported that Andrew was invited to apply for one of the new roles created by this process, that of operations director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/9338500.stm|title=Rugby Union - Rob Andrew's role at RFU scrapped in overhaul|work=BBC Sport|date=6 January 2011 }}</ref> At a press conference on 16 November 2011 Andrew's position was described as Director of Elite Rugby and he reportedly took several attempts to (inconclusively) describe his responsibilities.<ref name="planetrugby">{{cite web|url=http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3556_7313343_2,00.html#pr-comments|title=Planet Rugby | International Rugby Union | England Rugby Union News|publisher=planetrugby.com|access-date=23 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727020039/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3556_7313343_2,00.html#pr-comments|archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> He resigned as the RFU's director of professional rugby in February 2016.<ref name=bbc23nov16 /> On 10 November 2017, Andrew was inducted into the [[World Rugby Hall of Fame]] at a ceremony held in the Hall's [[Rugby Art Gallery and Museum|facility]] in [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.worldrugby.org/news/293371?lang=en |title=Five legends inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame |publisher=World Rugby |date=10 November 2017 |access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref>
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