Jamie Heaslip

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Jamie Heaslip
Rugby union career

Heaslip playing against Canada during the 2015 World Cup
Full name	James Peter Richard Heaslip
Date of birth	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983
Place of birth	Tiberias, Israel
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	110 kilograms (17 st 5 lb)
School	Newbridge College
University	Dublin City University University College Dublin
Current status
Position(s)	Number 8
Current team	Leinster
Playing career
Position	Number 8
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Naas Dublin University
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005-	Leinster	219	(185)
correct as of 28 May 2016.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004 2006 2006- 2009, 2013	Ireland u21 Ireland Wolfhounds Ireland British and Irish Lions	11 6 91 5	(5) (65)
correct as of 26 November 2016.

James Peter Richard "Jamie" Heaslip (born 15 December 1983) is an Irish rugby union player playing for Leinster and Ireland. He plays as a number 8

Early life

Heaslip was born in Tiberias, Israel, while his father, retired Brigadier General Richard Heaslip, was there on duty with UNIFIL. His father was one of the founding officers of the elite Army Ranger Wing (ARW), Ireland's special operation forces. The youngest of four children, he has two brothers and a sister. He attended Newbridge College, in County Kildare. 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.

Professional career

Heaslip made his Leinster senior debut in the Celtic League in March 2005 where he has since gained 70 official senior games, scoring over 90 points, including 2 tries in the Heineken Cup. The first Irish cap he received was in an autumn series test of 2006 against the Pacific Islands. He had the honour of being the 1000th player to wear the green of Ireland. He was a member of the victorious Ireland team that won the 2009 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam^[1] 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.^[2] Heaslip was named in the first Celtic League Dream Team in 2007^[3] and along with Ben Blair and Felipe Contepomi retained his place in 2008,^[4] in 2009^[5] he became the only player to have been named in all three sides and retained his unique record in 2010.^[6] Heaslip was the only try scorer in the Heineken Cup semi-final in which Leinster were defeated 26–16 by the eventual champions Toulouse.

He was sent off for Ireland against New Zealand on 12 June 2010, the first Irish player to be sent off in the professional era, for striking an opposition player (Richie McCaw) with his knee in frustration.^[7] He subsequently received a five-week suspension from the International Rugby Board.^[8]

Heaslip was selected to captain Ireland against South Africa in the 2012 Autumn Tests, after Brian O'Driscoll, Paul O'Connell and Rory Best were all ruled out through injury.^[9]^[10]

In 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.^[11]^[12]^[13]

In April 2013, he was selected for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.

Heaslip was succeeded as captain by the retiring Paul O'Connell for 2015, but was still selected for the 2015 Rugby World Cup as a regular starter. Heaslip was nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year in 2016, winning the award for Try of the Year that same year.

Personal life

In September 2014 he bought " Bellamy's " Pub in Ballsbridge with Leinster team mates Rob Kearney, David Kearney and Seán O'Brien. After an extensive refurbishment it was reopened as "The Bridge 1859".^[14]^[15]

Honours

Team

Leinster

Heineken Cup (3): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
Pro12 (3): 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14
European Challenge Cup (1): 2012–13

Ireland

Six Nations Championship (3): 2009, 2014, 2015
Triple Crown (2): 2007 & 2009
Grand Slam (1): 2009

British and Irish Lions

British and Irish Lions tours (2): 2009, 2013
Series Winner (1): 2013

Individual

IRUPA Supporters player of the year: 2010
Celtic League Dream Team 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Nominations

World Rugby Player of the Year: 2009, 2016
EPCR European Player of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

References

↑ Roberts, Gareth (22 March 2009). "2009 Six Nations". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
↑ "British & Irish Lions tour squad announced". The British and Irish Lions official website. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
↑ "Magners League 'Dream Team' announced". 11 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
↑ "Magners League 'Dream Team' announced". 25 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
↑ "Magners League 'Dream Team' 2008/09 announced". 21 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
↑ "Grand Finalists dominate 'Dream Team'". 28 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
↑ "New Zealand 66–28 Ireland". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
↑ "Ireland's Jamie Heaslip handed five-week kneeing ban". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
↑ "Heaslip To Captain Ireland". irishrugby.ie. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
↑ "Pressure increases on Declan Kidney as limp second half exposes Ireland's limitations". Irish Independent. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
↑ "Jamie Heaslip takes over Six Nations captaincy as O'Driscoll era ends". Irish Independent. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
↑ "Heaslip gets nod over O'Driscoll as Irish captain". BBC Sport. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
↑ "Ireland coach Declan Kidney retains Jamie Heaslip as captain for Six Nations as Brian O'Driscoll nears exit". Daily Telegraph. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
↑ "Opening the bridge: Irish rugby players Rob & Dave Kearney, Jamie Heaslip and Sean O'Brien open Dublin pub The Bridge 1859 today". evoke.ie. 25 September 2014.
↑ "The Bar is Now Open – Rob Kearney and Jamie Heaslip officially open 'The Bridge 1859' in Ballsbridge". evoke.ie. 2 October 2014.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Brian O'Driscoll	Ireland captain 2012–13	Succeeded by Paul O'Connell

Leinster Rugby squad

Forwards	Bent B. Byrne E. Byrne Conan Cronin Dooley Furlong Healy Heaslip M. Kearney Leavy McCarthy J. McGrath Molony Murphy Nagle O'Brien Porter Ross Ruddock Ryan Strauss Toner Tracy Triggs Van der Flier

Backs	A. Byrne Carbery B. Daly T. Daly Dardiss Gibson-Park Henshaw D. Kearney R. Kearney Kirchner Marsh McFadden L. McGrath Nacewa (c) Reid Ringrose Sexton

Coach	Leo Cullen

British and Irish Lions – 2009 South Africa tour

Forwards	Croft Ferris Ford Flannery (Ruled out by injury) Hayes Heaslip Hines Jenkins A. Jones A. W. Jones Mears Murray O'Connell (c) O'Callaghan Payne Powell Quinlan (Ruled out by ban) Rees Shaw Sheridan Wallace M. Williams Worsley Vickery

Backs	Blair Bowe Byrne D'Arcy Earls Ellis Fitzgerald Flutey Halfpenny (Ruled out by injury) Hook S. Jones Kearney Monye O'Driscoll O'Gara O'Leary (Ruled out by injury) Phillips Roberts Shanklin (Ruled out by injury) S. Williams

Coach	McGeechan (plus Gatland, Edwards & Howley)

Ireland squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Rory Best Sean Cronin Jerry Flannery(Selected, but ruled out by injury) Damien Varley(Replaced J.Flannery) Tony Buckley Tom Court Cian Healy Mike Ross Leo Cullen Donncha O'Callaghan Paul O'Connell (vc) Donnacha Ryan Stephen Ferris Sean O'Brien Shane Jennings(Replaced D.Wallace) David Wallace(Selected, but ruled out by injury) Jamie Heaslip Denis Leamy

Backs	Isaac Boss Conor Murray Eoin Reddan Ronan O'Gara Jonathan Sexton Fergus McFadden Gordon D'Arcy Brian O'Driscoll (c) Paddy Wallace Tommy Bowe Keith Earls Andrew Trimble Rob Kearney Geordan Murphy

Coach	Declan Kidney

British and Irish Lions – 2013 Australia tour

Forwards	Best (Replaced Hartley) Cole Corbisiero (Replaced Healy) Court (Injury cover) Croft Evans Faletau Grant (Replaced G. Jenkins) Gray Hartley (Ruled out by suspension) Healy (Ruled out by injury) Heaslip Hibbard G. Jenkins (Ruled out by injury) A. Jones A. W. Jones Lydiate O'Connell (Ruled out by injury) O'Brien Parling Stevens Tipuric Vunipola Warburton (c) T. Youngs

Backs	Barritt (Injury cover) Bowe Cuthbert Davies O. Farrell Halfpenny Hogg Kearney Maitland Murray North O'Driscoll Phillips Roberts Sexton Tuilagi Twelvetrees (Injury cover) Wade (Injury cover) Williams (Injury cover) B. Youngs Zebo (Injury cover)

Coach	Warren Gatland (plus Rob Howley, A. Farrell, Graham Rowntree & N. Jenkins)

Ireland squad – 2015 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Best Cronin Furlong Healy Heaslip Henderson Henry McCarthy (Replaced O'Connell) McGrath Murphy O'Brien O'Connell (c) O'Mahony Ross Ruddock (Replaced O'Mahony) Ryan Strauss Toner White

Backs	Bowe Cave Earls Fitzgerald Henshaw Jackson D. Kearney R. Kearney Madigan Murray Payne Reddan Sexton Zebo

Coach	Head coach: Schmidt; Assistant coaches: Easterby, Kiss

Ireland national rugby union team captains

To 1900	Feb 1875: G.H. Stack Dec 1875: R.J. Bell Feb 1877: R. Galbraith Feb 1877: W.H. Wilson Mar 1878: R.B. Walkington 1879: W.C. Neville 1880: H.C. Kelly 1881-Jan 1882: A.J. Forrest Feb 1882: J.W. Taylor 1883: G. Scriven Feb 1884: J.A. McDonald Mar 1884: D.F. Moore Feb 1885: W.G. Rutherford Mar 1885: A.J. Forrest Feb 1886: M. Johnston Feb 1886: J.P. Ross 1887: R.G. Warren Feb–Mar 1888: H.J. Neill Dec 1888–90: R.G. Warren Feb–Mar 1891: Dolway Walkington Mar 1891: R. Stevenson 1892: Victor Le Fanu 1893: S. Lee 1894: E.G. Forrest Feb 1895: J.H. O'Conor Mar 1895: C.V. Rooke Mar 1895: E.G. Forrest 1896: S. Lee 1897: E.G. Forrest Feb 1898: S. Lee Feb 1898: G.G. Allen Mar 1898: W. Gardiner 1899–1900: Louis Magee

To the First World War	1901: Louis Magee Feb 1902: J. Fulton Mar 1902: Louis Magee 1903–Feb 1904: Harry Corley Mar 1904–06: C.E. Allen Feb 1906: Alfred Tedford Feb 1906–07: C.E. Allen Feb 1908: Harry Thrift Feb–Mar 1908: James Parke Feb 1909: Fred Gardiner Mar 1909: George Hamlet Mar 1909: Fred Gardiner Feb 1910: George Hamlet Mar 1910: Tom Smyth Mar 1910–11: George Hamlet Jan 1912: Dickie Lloyd Feb 1912: Alexander Foster Feb 1912–Feb 1914: Dickie Lloyd Feb–Mar 1914: Alexander Foster

To the Second World War	Feb 1920: Dickie Lloyd Feb 1920: George Doherty Mar 1920: Thomas Wallace Apr 1920: Dickie Lloyd 1921: George Doherty Feb 1922: William Collopy Apr 1922–23: John Thompson Jan–Feb 1924: William Crawford Feb 1924: William Collopy Mar 1924–27: William Crawford 1928–Feb 1929: George Stephenson Feb 1929: Eugene Davy Mar 1929–30: George Stephenson 1931: Mark Sugden 1932: George Beamish Feb 1933: Eugene Davy Mar 1932: George Beamish Apr 1933: Eugene Davy 1934–36: Jack Siggins 1937–Feb 1938: George Morgan Mar 1938: Sam Walker 1939: George Morgan

To the Professional Era	Jan–Feb 1947: Con Murphy Feb–Mar 1947: Jack Monteith Dec 1947–Jan 1948: Ernest Strathdee Feb 1948–Mar 1951: Karl Mullen Dec 1951–Sep 1952: Des O'Brien Jan 1953–Jan 1954: Jack Kyle Feb–Mar 1954: Jim McCarthy Jan 1955: Robin Thompson Feb 1955: Jim McCarthy Feb–Mar 1955: Robin Thompson Jan–Feb 1956: James Ritchie Feb 1956–Apr 1958: Noel Henderson Feb–Apr 1959: Ronnie Dawson Feb–Mar 1960: Andy Mulligan Apr 1960–May 1961: Ronnie Dawson Feb–Nov 1962: Bill Mulcahy Jan 1963: Tom Kiernan Feb–Mar 1963: Bill Mulcahy Dec 1963: James Kelly Feb–Mar 1964: Bill Mulcahy Jan 1965–Feb 1966: Ray McLoughlin Mar 1966: Tom Kiernan Jan–Apr 1967: Noel Murphy May 1967–Jan 1971: Tom Kiernan Feb–Mar 1971: Mike Gibson Jan 1972–Feb 1973: Tom Kiernan Mar 1973–Mar 1975: Willie John McBride Jan–Feb 1976: Mike Gibson Feb 1976–Mar 1977: Tom Grace Jan–Mar 1978: John Moloney Nov 1978–Nov 1981: Fergus Slattery Jan 1982–Feb 1984: Ciaran Fitzgerald Feb–Mar 1984: Willie Duggan Nov 1984–Mar 1986: Ciaran Fitzgerald Nov 1986–Apr 1988: Donal Lenihan Oct 1988–Mar 1989: Phillip Matthews Nov 1989–Feb 1990: Willie Anderson Mar–Oct 1990: Donal Lenihan Feb–Mar 1991: Rob Saunders July 1991: Phillip Matthews July 1991: Rob Saunders Oct 1991–Feb 1992: Phillip Matthews Oct 1991: Terry Kingston Mar–May 1992: Phil Danaher Jun 1992: Michael Bradley Oct 1992: Phil Danaher Jan 1993–Nov 1994: Michael Bradley Jan 1995: Brendan Mullin Feb–Mar 1995: Michael Bradley Mar–May 1995: Terry Kingston May 1995: Nick Popplewell Jun 1995: Terry Kingston

To the Present Day	Nov 1995–Feb 1996: Jim Staples Mar–Nov 1996: Niall Hogan Nov 1996–Jan 1997: Keith Wood Feb–Mar 1997: Jim Staples Nov 1997: Keith Wood Nov 1997: Nick Popplewell Dec 1997–Apr 1998: Keith Wood Jun 1998–Apr 1999: Paddy Johns Jun–Oct 1999: Dion O'Cuinneagain 2000–Feb 2001: Keith Wood Jun 2001: Mick Galwey Sep–Oct 2001: Keith Wood Nov 2001: Anthony Foley Nov 2001: Keith Wood Feb–Mar 2002: Mick Galwey Mar 2002: David Humphreys Apr–Jun 2002: Keith Wood Sep 2002: Anthony Foley Sep 2002: Keith Wood Sep 2002: Anthony Foley Nov 2002–Mar 2003: Brian O'Driscoll Jun 2003: David Humphreys Jun 2003: Reggie Corrigan Aug 2003: Keith Wood Aug 2003: Brian O'Driscoll Sep–Nov 2003: Keith Wood Feb 2004: Paul O'Connell Feb 2004– Feb 2005: Brian O'Driscoll Feb 2005: Paul O'Connell Feb–Mar 2005: Brian O'Driscoll Jun 2005: David Humphreys Nov 2005: Simon Easterby Nov 2005: David Humphreys 2006–Feb 2007: Brian O'Driscoll Feb 2007: Paul O'Connell Feb–Mar 2007: Brian O'Driscoll May–Jun 2007: Simon Best Aug 2007: Brian O'Driscoll Aug 2007: Paul O'Connell Sep 2007–Mar 2008: Brian O'Driscoll Mar 2008: Ronan O'Gara Jun 2008–Mar 2009: Brian O'Driscoll May 2009: Rory Best Nov 2009–Mar 2011: Brian O'Driscoll Aug 2011: Leo Cullen Aug 2011: Brian O'Driscoll Aug 2011: Paul O'Connell Sep 2011: Brian O'Driscoll Sep 2011: Leo Cullen Oct 2011: Brian O'Driscoll Feb 2012–Mar 2012: Paul O'Connell Mar 2012: Rory Best Jun 2012: Brian O'Driscoll Nov 2012–Mar 2013: Jamie Heaslip Jun 2013: Peter O'Mahony Nov 2013: Jamie Heaslip Nov 2013: Paul O'Connell Feb 2014: Jamie Heaslip Feb–Nov 2014: Paul O'Connell Nov 2014: Eoin Reddan Nov 2014–Mar 2015: Paul O'Connell Aug 2015: Jamie Heaslip Aug 2015: Seán O'Brien Aug–Sep 2015: Paul O'Connell Sep 2015: Jamie Heaslip Oct 2015: Paul O'Connell Oct 2015: Jamie Heaslip Feb 2016–Nov 2016: Rory Best Nov 2016: Peter O'Mahony

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