Dave Kearney

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Dave Kearney
Dave Kearney 2015 RWC.jpg
Kearney playing for Ireland during the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Date of birth (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Dundalk, Ireland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st; 200 lb)
School Clongowes Wood College
University University College Dublin
Notable relative(s) Rob Kearney (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Lansdowne ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–23
2023-		 Leinster
Chicago Hounds 		186
0		 (275)
(0)
Correct as of 13 May 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2009
2013
2011–2012
2013–2019		 Ireland U20
Emerging Ireland
Ireland Wolfhounds
Ireland 		17
3
2
19		 (30)
(5)
(5)
(25)
Correct as of 9 December 2020

Dave Kearney (born 19 June 1989), is an Irish rugby union player who plays wing and fullback for Lansdowne, Leinster and Ireland. He attended Clongowes Wood College. Kearney's older brother, Rob, formerly started at fullback for Leinster and the Ireland national rugby union team.

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Career

Leinster

Kearney played his first match for Leinster on 16 May 2009 against the Newport Dragons entering the match as a substitute. He scored his first try in a Leinster jersey playing against the Newport Gwent Dragons in December of the 2009–10 season, one of three matches he played that season. In Kearney's third season with Leinster he scored four tries in 13 Celtic League matches during the 2010–11 season. [1] On 12 March 2021 Kearney scored a hat-trick in a win against Zebre in the Pro14, bringing his try tally for Leinster over 50 to 51. [2] Following a strong season in the Championship, Kearney was named to his first Pro14 Dream Team following the 2020–21 campaign. [3] In May 2023 Kearney announced that he would leave Leinster at the end of the season following 14 years at the province. [4]

Ireland

Kearney has 17 caps for the Ireland U-20 team, and 2 caps for Ireland Wolfhounds. In his second match for the Wolfhounds he scored a try against England Saxons on 28 January 2012. Kearney has 19 caps for the senior Ireland team, making his debut against Samoa, when he came on as a substitute and scored two tries. He played in every match in the 2014 Six Nations Championship when Ireland won their 12th Championship title, being one of only 3 players to play the full 80 minutes in every game, along with his brother Rob, and Jamie Heaslip.

Honours

Leinster

Ireland

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Kearney hat-trick sets Leinster on their way to 17-point win over Zebre". the42. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Media Votes are in - Who made the Guinness PRO14 Dream Team?". Pro14 rugby. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dave Kearney to depart Leinster at end of season after 14 years with province". the42. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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