David Blaney

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David Blaney
Date of birth (1979-03-03) 3 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997–2006 Leinster 48 ()
2006–2010 Bristol Rugby 106 ()

David Blaney (born 3 March 1979, Ireland) is a rugby union player who played for Bristol Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. He plays as a hooker. He left Bristol at the end of the 2010–11 season. [1]

Educated in Terenure College, Dublin, he was the winning captain of the 1997 Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup.

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References

  1. "David Blaney's career with Bristol Rugby is over". Bristol Evening post. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2011.