Rhys Ruddock

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Rhys Ruddock
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Date of birth (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight113 kg (17.8 st; 249 lb)
School Millfield School
University University College Dublin
Notable relative(s) Mike Ruddock (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
UCD ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2009
2009–2024		 Swansea
Leinster 		3
225
(75)
Correct as of 2 March 2024 [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2010 Ireland U20 16 (0)
2013—2015 Emerging Ireland 4 (0)
2012—2014 Ireland Wolfhounds 3 (0)
2010–2021 Ireland 27 (20)
Correct as of 14 February 2021

Rhys Ruddock (born 13 November 1990) is a professional rugby union player. He played for Leinster and Ireland. [2] He plays in the backrow, at 6 or 8. [3] In the 2009/2010 season, he captained the Irish U20s to winning the Six Nations Championship.

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Rhys is the son of Welshman and former Wales and Leinster coach Mike Ruddock and Bernadette Mary Ruddock who is Irish. [4] Born in Dublin and raised in Wales, he opted to follow his brother Ciaran Ruddock in joining the Leinster Academy from Ospreys youth, where he subsequently joined the Irish team soon after. He made his Leinster debut against his father's old club Newport Gwent Dragons.

In summer 2010, whilst playing for his first club in Ireland UCD, Ruddock got a call up to the Irish senior squad for their 2010 summer tour where he received his first cap vs Australia due to the shortage of back-row players to injury. [5] He started against New Zealand Māori in a non-cap match, and won his first cap for Ireland when he came off the bench against Australia. [6]

Ruddock was part of the Ireland squad for the 2012 Six Nations tournament. [7] Meanwhile, with Leinster, he became their youngest ever captain against Arioni in the Magners League, when he was still playing for UCD's under-20 side. [8]

Ruddock captained Ireland against the United States in the 2018 Autumn International, a match Ireland won 57–14. [9]

International analysis by opposition

AgainstPlayedWonLostDrawnTriesPoints % Won
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 32100066.67
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21100050
Flag of England.svg  England 1010000
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 110000100
Flag of France.svg  France 1010000
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 440000100
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32101566.67
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1010000
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 110015100
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 110000100
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 532021060
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 220000100
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 21010050
Total27188142066.67%

Updated as of 2 April 2023. [10]

Honours

Leinster
Ireland
Individual

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Rhys Ruddock". Leinster rugby. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Leinster Profile".
  3. ↑ "Rhys RUDDOCK profile and stats".
  4. ↑ "Mike Ruddock: The new Coach's profile". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "RTÉ Sport: Rhys Ruddock to join Ireland squad". www.rte.ie. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sport News - The Scotsman - Scottish Sport". www.scotsman.com.
  7. ↑ "Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby : Squad index". Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  8. ↑ Cummiskey, Gavin. "Leinster kids to cut loose and run free". The Irish Times.
  9. ↑ "Rhys Ruddock: Eight years on and Joe Schmidt still keeps everyone on their toes". www.irishexaminer.com. 24 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Career Figures". espnscrum. Retrieved 2 April 2023.


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