Damien Blanch (born 24 May 1983) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer. He last played in the Super League as a winger for the Catalans Dragons, and has previously played for the Widnes Vikings, Castleford Tigers (Heritage No. 843) and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage No. 1263).[4]
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| Born | 24 May 1983 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editBlanch was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Career
editHe received an international call-up from Ireland in November 2006,[5] and was named in the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[6] He finished the tournament among the top try scorers, attracting praise from many pundits for his good performances as Ireland exceeded expectations.
He was named Ireland player of the year for 2009.[7]
Blanch joined Catalans Dragons ahead of the 2011 Super League season, and remained there for three years before departing at the end of 2013.[8] In 2011 he was the club's top try-scorer.
He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
He is currently playing for the Thirroul Butchers in the Illawarra Coal League.
References
edit- ^ Craven, Dave (13 September 2010). "Wildcats lose prolific winger". The Yorkshire Post. UK: Johnston Press Digital Publishing. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Blanch signs deal with Wakefield". BBC. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
- ^ "Damien Blanch". Widnes. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
- ^ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Hayne named Player of the Year". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Dragons snap up Blanch". Sky Sports. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
External links
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- Wakefield Trinity Wildcats profile
- Ireland profile Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- (archived) Castleford Tigers profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Widnes Profile
- Blanch signs new Wakefield deal