Dan Sheehan (rugby union)

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Dan Sheehan
Full nameDan Patrick Sheehan
Date of birth (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)
School Clongowes Wood College
University Trinity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Leinster
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020– Leinster 65 (190)
Correct as of 15 January 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 Ireland U20 5 (5)
2021– Ireland 27 (50)
Correct as of 6 July 2024

Dan Patrick Sheehan (born 17 September 1998) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team. [1]

Contents

Club career

Sheehan signed his first professional contract for Leinster in June 2020. [2] [3] He made his Leinster debut in October 2020 in Round 3 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Zebre, scoring two tries. [4] In June 2022, he was named Leinster's 2021–22 Men's Young Player of the Year. [5] Sheehan was named to the 2022–23 URC Elite XV of the year. [6]

Sheehan signed a two-year contract extension with Leinster and the IRFU on 15 April 2024. [7]

In January 2025, returned from a six month injury to score two tries on first appearance back for Leinster in a 36–12 win over the Stormers in the URC. [8]

International career

Sheehan made his senior international test debut on 6 November 2021 against Japan at the Aviva Stadium. [9] [10] In the 2022 Six Nations, Sheehan came off the bench in Ireland's win vs Wales and played the majority of the defeat to France after Rónan Kelleher came off injured in the 26th minute. Sheehan earned his first start for Ireland in the February 2022 Six Nations match against Italy. [11] In the final match of the 2022 Six Nations, he scored a try and won the player-of-the-match award in Ireland's 26–5 victory over Scotland, clinching their 12th triple crown. [12] Sheehan was nominated for the 2022 World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year. [13] On 18 March 2023, Sheehan scored two tries in a player-of-the-match performance against England which clinched the 2023 Six Nations and Ireland's fourth ever Grand slam. [14]

In January 2025, despite just returning from a six month long injury and only one appearance in the URC that season, he was named on the bench for the opening round of the 2025 Six Nations against England. [15]

Career statistics

List of international tries

NumberPositionPointsTriesResultOppositionVenueDateRef.
1 Hooker 51Won Argentina Aviva Stadium 21 November 2021 [16]
2Hooker51Won Scotland Aviva Stadium 19 March 2022 [17]
3–4Hooker102Won England Aviva Stadium 18 March 2023 [18]
5Hooker51Won Scotland Stade de France 7 October 2023 [19]
6Hooker51Won France Stade Vélodrome 2 February 2024 [20]
7–8Hooker102Won Italy Aviva Stadium 11 February 2024 [21]
9Hooker51Won Wales Aviva Stadium 24 February 2024 [22]
10Hooker51Won Scotland Aviva Stadium 16 March 2024 [23]

as of 17 March 2024 [24]

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