Rob Herring (rugby union)

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Rob Herring
Birth nameRobert William Herring
Date of birth (1990-04-27) April 27, 1990 (age 31)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1][2]
Weight227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
SchoolSouth African College Schools
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–11
2009–10
2011
2012
2012–		 London Irish
→ Nuneaton(loan)
→ London Welsh (loan)
Western Province
Ulster		 5
8
3
2
200		 (0)

(5)
(0)
(125)
Correct as of 24 September 2021[3]
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013
2014–15
2014–		 Emerging Ireland
Wolfhounds
Ireland		 3
2
23		 (0)
(0)
(5)
Correct as of 13 November 2021

Rob Herring (born 27 April 1990) is an Irish rugby union player for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship and Heineken Cup. He plays as a hooker.

Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Herring hails from one of South Africa's oldest and well known schools, South African College Schools (SACS). Through his Irish Grandfather he qualifies to play for Ireland.[4]

In January 2014, Herring was included in the provisional 44 man Ireland squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship.[5] Herring debuted for Ireland in June 2014 coming off the bench in a tour match against Argentina. On 16 October 2019, Herring was called into the Ireland squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup to replace the injured Seán Cronin.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2014-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ https://www.ulsterrugby.com/team/senior-team[bare URL]
  3. ^ "Rob Herring". Ulster Rugby. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Rob Herring can keep Ulster Rugby on the charge". Irish Independent. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Joe Schmidt names seven uncapped players in his extended 44-man Six Nations squad". Irish Independent. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Herring set to join Ireland's World Cup squad as Cronin suffers injury". The 42. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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