Des Dillon (rugby union)

Des Dillon

Birth name	Desmond Dillon
Date of birth	(1980-01-25) 25 January 1980 (age 44)
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb)[1]
School	Clongowes Wood College
University	University College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8, Backrow, Secondrow Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) UCD, Carlow, Blackrock, Lansdowne () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000-2001 Connacht Rugby () 2001-2007 Leinster Rugby () International career Years Team Apps (Points) Ireland U19 (Captain) – Ireland U21 – Ireland A – Ireland Sevens

Des Dillon (born 25 January 1980) is an Irish rugby union footballer. Dillon emerged as a schoolboy talent at Clongowes Wood College. He was captain of the Clongowes Wood College Senior Cup Team that won the Leinster Schools Cup in 1998. He played backrow and second-row for Leinster Rugby until he retired in 2007. He continued to play at amateur level for Blackrock College RFC in the AIL (All Ireland League), becoming the club's captain. He played 67 times in total for Leinster Rugby, scoring 4 tries.^[1]

References

1. "Des Dillon". Leinster Rugby. Retrieved 8 May 2013.