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Jamie Heaslip

Jamie Heaslip. Rugby Union Leinster and Ireland. Jamie Heaslip. Sport : Rugby Union Nationality : Irish Born : 15 th December 1983. Heaslip was born in  Tiberias ,  Israel , while his father was there on duty with  UNIFIL .

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Jamie Heaslip

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  1. Jamie Heaslip Rugby Union Leinster and Ireland

  2. Jamie Heaslip • Sport: Rugby Union • Nationality: Irish • Born: 15th December 1983

  3. Heaslip was born in Tiberias, Israel, while his father was there on duty with UNIFIL. • The youngest of four children, he has two brothers and a sister. • He attended Newbridge College, in Kildare and played rugby on his school team.

  4. In 2004, he starred in the U-21 World Cup, held in Scotland, where Ireland finished as runners-up to New Zealand. • Following his performance, Heaslip was nominated for the IRB Under-21 World Player of the Year award.

  5. Professional Timeline • March 2005: Heaslip made his Leinster senior debut in the Celtic League where he has since gained 70 official senior games, scoring over 90 points, including 2 tries in the Heineken Cup. • 2006: He had the honour of being the 1000th player to wear the green of Ireland. • 2009: He was a member of the victorious Ireland team that won the 2009 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam. Heaslip was a member of the British and Irish Lions squad for the 2009 tour to South Africa. He started all three tests on the Tour. He also was nominated for the IRB International Player of the Year for 2009. Heaslip was the only try scorer in the Heineken Cup semi final in which Leinster were defeated 26–16 by the eventual champions Toulouse.

  6. 2011: Heaslip signed a new 3-year contract with Leinster Rugby which will see him stay at the club until 2014. • 2012: Heaslip was selected to captain Ireland against South Africa in the 2012 Autumn Tests. • January 2013: Heaslip was named by Declan Kidney as the new Ireland captain for the 2013 Six Nations Championship, replacing Brian O’Driscoll who had held the role since 2003. • April 2013: He was selected for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.

  7. Six Nations • On Sunday, 2nd February 2014 Jamie Heaslip captained the Irish team to victory over Scotland in the first match of the Six Nations. • He replaced the injured Paul O’Connell. • His performance saw him win Man of the Match on the day.

  8. About Ireland’s upcoming match against wales, Jamie says: Huge improvements will be needed next week against a team that’s won this championship two years in a row.

  9. Jamie Heaslip plays in the Back row in the No.8 Position • Can you match these other rugby players with their positions? centre second row fly-half

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