Nick Kennedy

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Nick Kennedy
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Birth nameNicholas John Kennedy
Date of birth (1981-08-19) 19 August 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Southampton, Hampshire, England
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb) [1]
School Claires Court School
British School of Brussels
University University of Portsmouth
Rugby union career
Position(s) Director of Rugby
Current team London Irish
Youth career
Marlow
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014		 London Irish
Toulon
Harlequins 		217
27
17		 (10)
(10)
(0)
Correct as of 17 May 2014
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–2010
2008–2009		 England Saxons
England
7
(5)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2016–2018 London Irish (Director of Rugby)
Correct as of 22 March 2018

Nick Kennedy (born 19 August 1981) is a retired English rugby union player and former Director of Rugby at London Irish. He played Lock for England, London Irish, Toulon and Harlequins.

His uncle Duncan Kennedy is a BBC news correspondent.

Kennedy represented England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup [2] and 2007 Churchill Cup. [3]

He was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008. [4] [5]

Kennedy was selected for the 2008 summer tour of New Zealand. [6] He was later picked for Martin Johnson's Elite Player Squad on 1 June 2008 ahead of Ben Kay. [7] He started his first game against the Pacific Islanders in which he scored a try. [8]

Kennedy participated in every game of the 2009 Six Nations. [9]

In 2012 Kennedy was signed for Toulon for the upcoming 2012/13 season [10] In May 2013 he started as Toulon won the 2013 Heineken Cup Final by 16–15 against Clermont Auvergne. [11] Following his request to be released from Toulon, he returned to England to sign for Harlequins for 2013/14 season. [12]

After just one season at Harlequins, Kennedy announced his retirement from playing in May 2014 in order to pursue a coaching career after he was appointed academy director at former club London Irish. [13] On 1 July 2016 he was announced as the new Director of Rugby in a new coaching setup following the departure of Tom Coventry. [14] He left his role on 22 March 2018 shortly after the appointment of Declan Kidney as technical consultant and Les Kiss as head coach. [15]

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  2. ↑ "England Saxons 7–13 Scotland A". BBC. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "England Saxons 51–3 USA". BBC. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  6. ↑ "Tour call-ups please Exiles coach". BBC. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "Tindall left out of England squad". BBC. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "England 39–13 Pacific Islanders". BBC. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  9. ↑ "2009 Six Nations". BBC. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  10. ↑ "BBC UK Rugby Union article".
  11. ↑ "Toulon claim Heineken Cup glory". ESPN. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "Harlequins sign Nick Kennedy from Toulon". BBC Sport. 10 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Nick Kennedy retires and Paul Hodgson returns to London Irish". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  14. ↑ "Brendan Venter: London Irish name former player-coach in new set-up". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Nick Kennedy: London Irish director of rugby leaves Premiership strugglers". BBC Sport. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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