Daniel Riordan (born 25 September 1984) is a rugby union player for Old Belvedere in the All-Ireland League. He began playing rugby at Coláiste Iognáid, where he won a schools' senior cup in 2002 and was on the Connacht Schools team in 2000 and 2001.
| Birth name | Daniel Riordan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Coláiste Iognáid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | NUI Galway[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editUpon leaving Coláiste Iognáid in Galway, Riordan continued to play for Galway Corinthians RFC and entered the Connacht Rugby Academy.[citation needed]
Upon receiving a full contract with Connacht, Riordan then played his club rugby for Buccaneers RFC in Athlone. He recently[when?] played club rugby for is also contracted to UL Bohemians R.F.C. in Limerick, who play in AIB League Division 2. But for season 2010–11 Riordan moved to Dublin and now[clarification needed] plays for Old Belvedere RFC, and has been called into the Leinster Rugby squad for their Magners League fixture against Scarlets on 04/03/2011.[1]
Daniel Riordan's position of choice is as a Full-back and he can also operate as a Centre or on the Wing.
A former U-21 International, Riordan was called into the Ireland A side that was defeated by England Saxons on 1 February 2008.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/matchcentre/7723.php Leinster V Scarlets - Magner League 2010-11
- ^ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Ireland 'A' Go Down Fighting Against Saxons". IrishRugby.ie. 1 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.