Justin Bishop (rugby union)

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Justin Bishop
Birth nameJustin Patrick Bishop
Date of birth (1974-11-08) 8 November 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth Crawley, West Sussex, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight21.8 st (138 kg)
School Sackville College
University West of England University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
East Grinstead ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1994-2007 London Irish 279 (290)
Correct as of 7 July 2014
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998-2006 Ireland 25 (40)
Correct as of 7 July 2014
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2011 London Irish (Defence coach)

Justin Patrick Bishop (born 8 November 1974 in Crawley, West Sussex) [1] is a rugby union footballer who played at wing and full-back for London Irish until the end of the 2006/2007 season. He made 279 appearances for the London Irish first XV scoring 58 tries, registering 290 points in the process. He also made 25 appearances for Ireland scoring eight tries. His grandfather Thomas Dunn of North of Ireland FC played for Ulster (3-3) and Ireland (9-17) versus the New Zealand All Blacks in 1935. He was a member of London Irish’s Powergen Cup winning team of 2002, starting in the final and scoring two tries. [2]

Justin Bishop played rugby from a young age. At six years old he joined the Mini junior section of East Grinstead. Rugby and Squash were Bishops's main interests, but chose rugby even though he was ranked at U19 level in Squash.

Bishop was previously Assistant Academy Manager at London Irish following his brief 2-year stint at Doncaster Knights as player/coach. In May 2011 he took on the role of Head of Defence for the London Irish 1st XV.

Notes

  1. Justin Bishop player profile Scrum.com
  2. "Exiles claim Cup glory". BBC. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

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