| Birth name | Brian Blaney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 February 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Terenure College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Blaney (born 26 February 1982 in Dublin) is a professional rugby union player who played at Hooker for Leinster and now plays for London Irish.
Early life and education
Blaney went to Terenure College in Dublin, which is one of the main rugby nurseries in Ireland. [2] His brothers, David & James Blaney, are former Leinster rugby players. His cousin, Greg Blaney, won 2 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals with a famous exponent of Down in the 1991,'94.
Playing career
He joined London Irish at the start of 2010/11 season. During his time at Leinster, Blaney made 71 Appearances and scored 5 tries. He won a Magners League medal 2007/08 season and European Cup medal 2008/09
Honours
He won 5 caps playing for Ireland Wolfhounds (v France, USA, NZ Maori, England, Australia). [3]
References
- ^ "All Fixtures & Results". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ http://www.nowrugby.com/rugbynews/brian-blaney-signs-for-london-irish/1013/[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brian Blaney". Leinster Rugby. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008.
External links
- London Irish Archived 26 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Leinster Rugby
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Irish rugby union players
- Terenure College RFC players
- Leinster Rugby players
- London Irish players
- Rugby union players from Dublin (city)
- Rugby union hookers
- Irish expatriate rugby union players in England
- People educated at Terenure College
- Irish rugby union biography stubs