Jamie Heaslip

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Jamie Heislip
Jamie Heaslip 2015 RWC.jpg
Heaslip playing for Ireland against Canada during the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Birth nameJames Peter Richard Heislip
Date of birth (1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Tiberias, Israel
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
School Newbridge College
University Dublin City University
Trinity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)

 Naas
Dublin University 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005–2018 Leinster 229 (190)
Correct as of 7 March 2017
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004
2006
2006–2017
2009, 2013 		Ireland U21
Wolfhounds
Ireland
British & Irish Lions 		11
6
95
5
(5)
(65)
(0)
Correct as of 10 March 2017

James Heislip (born 15 December 1983) is an Irish former rugby union player who represented Leinster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions. He played as a number 8. Heislip earned 95 caps for Ireland during his international career from 2006 to 2017, making him one of the most capped players in Irish national team history.

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Early life

Heaslip was born in Tiberias, Israel, while his father, retired Brigadier General Richard Heaslip, was there on duty with UNIFIL. His father was one of the founding officers of the elite Army Ranger Wing (ARW), Ireland's special operations force. The youngest of four children, he has two brothers and a sister. Jamie and his family moved back to Ireland when he was still young, settling in the town of Naas where he lived until moving to Dublin aged 17. He attended Newbridge College, in County Kildare. In 2004, he starred in the U-21 World Cup, held in Scotland, where Ireland finished as runners-up to New Zealand. Following his performance, Heaslip was nominated for the IRB Under-21 World Player of the Year award.

Professional career

Heaslip made his Leinster senior debut in the Celtic League in March 2005. Heaslip was named in the first Celtic League Dream Team in 2007 [1] and along with Ben Blair and Felipe Contepomi retained his place in 2008, [2] in 2009 [3] he became the only player to have been named in all three sides and retained his unique record in 2010. [4] Heaslip scored his side’s only try in the Heineken Cup semi-final in which Leinster were defeated 26–16 by the eventual champions Toulouse.

International career

The first Irish cap he received was in an autumn series test of 2006 against the Pacific Islands. He had the honour of being the 1000th player to wear the green of Ireland. He was a member of the victorious Ireland team that won the 2009 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam [5] He also was nominated for the IRB International Player of the Year for 2009. [6]

Heaslip in March 2009 Jamie Heaslip (March 2009).jpg
Heaslip in March 2009

Heaslip was sent off for Ireland against New Zealand on 12 June 2010, the first Irish player to be sent off in the professional era, for striking an opposition player (Richie McCaw) with his knee in frustration. [7] He subsequently received a five-week suspension from the International Rugby Board. [8]

Heaslip was selected to captain Ireland against South Africa in the 2012 Autumn Tests, after Brian O'Driscoll, Paul O'Connell and Rory Best were all ruled out through injury. [9] [10]

In January 2013, Heaslip was named by Declan Kidney as the new Ireland captain for the 2013 Six Nations Championship, replacing Brian O'Driscoll who had held the role since 2003. [11] [12] [13]

Heaslip was nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year in 2016, winning the award for Try of the Year against Italy on 12 March in the 2016 Six Nations Championship. [14]

On 26 February 2018, Heaslip announced his retirement from rugby due to injury. [15] [16] He had been due to play for Ireland against England in the 2017 Six Nations Championship on 18 March, but pulled out during the warm-up with what seemed like an innocuous injury at the time. . [17]

Lions

Heaslip was a member of the British & Irish Lions squad for the 2009 tour to South Africa, where started all three tests on the tour. He was also selected for the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia.

Personal life

In September 2014 he bought Bellamy's Pub in Ballsbridge with Leinster teammates Rob Kearney, Dave Kearney and Seán O'Brien. After an extensive refurbishment it was reopened as The Bridge 1859. Heaslip opened a new bar called "Lemon and Duke" in the heart of Dublin with a few of his teammates. [18] [19] In 2019 he was added to the RTÉ team of TV analysts for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and in 2021 he was included in the BBC commentary team for the Six Nations Championship.

Honours

Team

Leinster
Ireland
British & Irish Lions

Individual

Nominations

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