Date of birth | 2 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wexford, Ireland [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16.1 st; 225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Peter's College, Wexford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Deeny (born 3 February 2000) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster. His preferred position is lock. [2]
Prior to his rugby career Deeny played gaelic football for St Peter's College, [3] winning a Leinster Schools Senior Football A title. [4] He went on to study biomedical sciences at Trinity College Dublin. [4] Deeny played the majority of his junior rugby for Wexford Wanderers and later Clontarf. [5] [6] [7]
Deeny was named in the Leinster Rugby academy for the 2021–22 season. [8] He made his debut in Round 16 of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship against the Sharks. [9] [10] He signed his first senior contract, and was promoted to the full Leinster squad for the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship in March 2022. [11]
Deeny appeared for the Irish under-20s at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [4]