Dan Leavy
Dan Leavy (born 23 May 1994) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster Rugby. His preferred position is flanker. It was announced in April 2015 that he had been awarded a senior contract with Leinster following completion of his time in the academy, having previously played with the Leinster senior team, making his debut in October 2014 against Edinburgh.[2][3]
| Date of birth | 23 May 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16.7 st; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Michael's College[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Adam Leavy (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International
In November 2016 Leavy received his first call-up to the senior Ireland team.[4] On March 18, 2017, he was called to the Irish bench for the Six Nations against England after Jamie Heaslip turned his ankle during the warmup.
References
- https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/schools-rugby/two-or-three-per-cent-of-each-year-go-professional-at-the-moment-how-one-school-has-become-irish-rugbys-biggest-production-line-36482484.html
- Marcus Ó Buachalla (9 April 2015) Mick Kearney To Join Leinster as 31 Players Put Pen to Paper. leinsterrugby.ie
- Dan Leavy. leinsterrugby.ie
- "Jordi Murphy: Ireland flanker out for 'six to nine months' because of knee injury". BBC. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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