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.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editBlaney 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
editHe 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
editHe won 5 caps playing for Ireland Wolfhounds (v France, USA, NZ Maori, England, Australia).[3]
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- London Irish Archived 26 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Leinster Rugby