Dan Leavy
Birth name | Daniel John Leavy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 May 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (16.7 st; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Michael's College[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College Dublin Degree in Business & Law (BBL) 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Adam Leavy (brother) Ireland Rugby 7's. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dan Leavy (born 23 May 1994) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster Rugby. His preferred position is flanker. It was announced in April 2015 that he had been awarded a senior contract with Leinster following completion of his time in the academy, having previously played with the Leinster senior team, making his debut in October 2014 against Edinburgh.[2][3]
International[]
In November 2016 Leavy received his first call-up to the senior Ireland team.[4] On 18 March 2017 he was called to the Irish bench for the Six Nations against England after Jamie Heaslip turned his ankle during the warmup.
References[]
- ^ "'Two or three per cent of each year go professional at the moment' - How one school has become Irish rugby's biggest production line".
- ^ Marcus Ó Buachalla (9 April 2015) Mick Kearney To Join Leinster as 31 Players Put Pen to Paper. leinsterrugby.ie
- ^ Dan Leavy. leinsterrugby.ie
- ^ "Jordi Murphy: Ireland flanker out for 'six to nine months' because of knee injury". BBC. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People educated at St Michael's College, Dublin
- Rugby union players from County Dublin
- Irish rugby union players
- University College Dublin R.F.C. players
- Leinster Rugby players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers