Aidan Kearney (rugby union)

Aidan Kearney

Date of birth	(1979-05-24) 24 May 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School	St Paul's College St Michael's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second row, back row Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-2000 UCD () 2000-2003 Dungannon () 2003-2005 Clontarf () 2005-2013 Suttonians () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2002 Ulster[2] 0 (0) 2002-2004 Leinster[4][5] 25 (30) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997-1998 Ireland U19[3] 6 1998-1999 Irish Universities 3 1998-2000 Ireland U21[6] 7 2001-2002 Development Side[7] 2 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2001 Ireland 7s 4

Aidan Kearney (born 24 May 1979) is a retired Irish rugby union player. He played as a second row and occasionally in the back row representing Leinster and Ulster professionally between 2000 and 2004. Notable for his athleticism, Kearney also played for the Ireland sevens side at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens and was a member of the Ireland side which won the FIRA U19 World Championships in France in 1998 alongside Brian O'Driscoll.^[8][9]

After retirement Kearney took up coaching and has had roles with Suttonians RFC, Dublin City University, Trinity College, Dublin and CYM RFC as well as working as a rugby operations officer with the IRFU.^[10][11]

References

1. "Aidan Kearney - Date of Birth". eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
2. "AIDAN KEARNEY AWARDED ULSTER CONTRACT". ulsterrugby.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
3. "Ireland Under-19s Reunite 20 Years On From World Championship Success". irishrugby.ie. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
4. "Flashback To 2002 – The Last Ireland Team To Play At The London Sevens". irishrugby.ie. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
5. "Historic Players". Leinster Rugby. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
6. "Ireland Rugby U21 Squad Portraits". sportsfile.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
7. "PAUL SHIELDS TO CAPTAIN IRELAND DEVELOPMENT XV". ulsterrugby.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
8. "Throwback Thursday: Ireland's U-19 World Championship Win In 1998". irishrugby.ie. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
9. "Wallace for Twickenham". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
10. "Aidan Kearney looking to "right the wrongs" of DCU Rugby". thecollegeview.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
11. "CYM COACHING STAFF". cymrugbyclubdublin.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.