Kelvin Tremaine Leahy (born 1 September 1965) is an Irish former rugby union international.[1]
| Full name | Kelvin Tremaine Leahy | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 September 1965 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Mick Leahy (father) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Born in Cork, Leahy attended Crescent College and captained them to the Munster Schools Senior Cup title in 1983. His brothers, Colin, Ross and Shane were also cup winners with the school. Their father Mick earned one Ireland cap.[2]
Leahy, a flanker, was captain of Combined Provinces U20s and in 1989 made his provincial debut for Leinster. He played his club rugby in Dublin for Wanderers, which he captained to the Leinster Cup and League double in 1990.[2]
In 1992, Leahy was a member of the Ireland squad for the tour of New Zealand. He gained his solitary Ireland cap in the 1st Test at Carisbrook in Dunedin and had to be replaced at half-time after breaking his fibula.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Good, Alan (30 January 2013). "Leahy remembers glory days as Crescent aim to end drought". Irish Examiner.
- ^ a b "Final glory day for four Leahy brothers and the Crescent". Irish Independent. 22 January 2001.
- ^ Kelly, Daniel (26 July 2023). "Where are they now?: Kelvin Leahy". Leinster Rugby.
External links
edit- Kelvin Leahy at ESPNscrum