Date of birth | 21 June 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12.9 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niall Woods is a retired Irish rugby footballer. He retired in 2001 having earned 8 caps on the wing for the Irish national team between 1994 and 1999 as well as playing for Blackrock Coll, Dublin University, Leinster, London Irish, Harlequins and Northern Suburbs. [1] [2]
London Irish RFC is a professional English rugby union club, with an Irish identity. It was originally based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices, at Hazelwood Drive. It has competed in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union, every season since its inception in 1996–97, apart from the 2016–17 and 2018–19 seasons, in which the club competed in the RFU Championship, winning the league and promotion both times. The club also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, until the tournament's demise in 2018, and has participated in both the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While playing in the Championship, in 2016–17 and 2018–19, Irish also played in the British and Irish Cup and its successor the RFU Championship Cup respectively. The club played its home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, Berkshire for 20 years. However, for the 2020–21 season they moved to Brentford Community Stadium in Brentford, west London.
Keith Wood is an Irish former international rugby union player who played as a hooker for Ireland, the British & Irish Lions, Garryowen, Harlequins and Munster. He was nicknamed 'The Raging Potato' because of his bald head, and as 'Uncle Fester' due to his resemblance to the character in The Addams Family. Wood is considered by many to be the best hooker in rugby union during his era, winning the inaugural World Rugby Player of the Year, and among the best hookers in the history of the game.
Andrew James Goode is a sports pundit and retired rugby union player. Goode had an 18-year professional career playing over 400 games and scoring over 4,000 points. He played professionally in England, France and South Africa featuring for Leicester Tigers, Saracens, Worcester Warriors, Wasps and Newcastle Falcons in England's Premiership Rugby, CA Brive in France's Top 14 and for Super Rugby's Sharks in South Africa. Goode represented England 17 times between 2005 and 2009 scoring 107 points.
Terenure College RFC was founded on 5th November 1940. It is a senior rugby club in Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League.
The Hospital and Free School of King Charles II, Oxmantown, also called The King's Hospital is a Church of Ireland co-educational independent day and boarding school situated in Palmerstown, Dublin, Ireland. It is on an 80-acre campus beside the River Liffey, called Brooklawn, named after the country houses situated on the site and in which the headmaster and his family reside. The school is also a member of the HMC Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the BSA.
De La Salle College is an all-male state secondary school in Churchtown, Dublin 14, in Ireland. It is a non-fee paying school which has educational facilities to cater for about 500 pupils. The school was officially opened in 1952 and moved to its present location in 1957. Since then, the college has extended in 1986 and 1997 to cater for the increase in the number of pupils wishing to attend. De La Salle College Churchtown is a member of Le Cheile Schools Trust.
St. Munchin's College is a second-level education college located in Corbally, Limerick, Ireland. The school was founded in 1796. It is a Diocesan College or minor seminary.
Niall MacDermot CBE OBE QC was a British Labour politician.
Benjamin Woods is a retired rugby union player who played for Newcastle Falcons and Leicester Tigers as an openside flanker.
Niall Ronan is a retired Irish rugby union player, who played for Leinster, Munster and Ireland during his career. He played as a flanker.
Niall Rigney is an Irish retired hurling manager and player. He played hurling with his local club Portlaoise and was a member of the Laois senior inter-county team from 1988 until 2001. Rigney was the manager of the Laois senior hurling team from 2008 until 2010.
Shaun Payne is a South African-born, Irish-qualified retired rugby union player. He qualified to play for Ireland because his grandmother is from Easkey, County Sligo.
Niall Henry Brophy is a retired Irish rugby union player. He represented University College Dublin R.F.C., Blackrock College R.F.C., Leinster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played as a Winger.
William Albert Mulcahy is a retired Irish rugby union player. He represented UL Bohemians R.F.C. University College Dublin R.F.C., Bective Rangers, Skerries RFC, Leinster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He was educated at St Munchin's College, Limerick.
Niall Andrew Hogan is an Irish orthopaedic surgeon and a former Irish rugby union international player who played as a scrum-half. He played for the Ireland team from 1995 to 1997, winning 13 caps. He was a member of the Ireland squad at the 1995 Rugby World Cup where he played in three matches. Hogan is a former Ireland team captain.
Niall Annett is a professional rugby union player for Worcester Warriors, having previously played for Ulster Rugby. His favoured position is hooker. In the 2011 junior Rugby Championships, Annett captained the Ireland U20 team. In 2014, he was called up to the Barbarians squad to play against Leicester Tigers.
Niall Scannell is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a hooker and represents Dolphin in the All-Ireland League.
Niall O'Donovan is an Irish rugby union coach who is currently manager of Munster, having previously coached Shannon, Ireland A and Ireland.
Patrick Vincent Murray is an Irish former rugby union player and coach.