Girvan Dempsey

Girvan Dempsey
Born (1975-10-02) 2 October 1975
Dublin, Ireland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
SchoolTerenure College
UniversityNational University of Ireland
Rugby union career
Position Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993–2010 Terenure College
Correct as of 2007-03-06
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2010[1] Leinster Rugby 173 (194)
Correct as of 20 December 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2008 Ireland 82 (95)
Correct as of 2007-03-06

Girvan Dempsey (born 2 October 1975 in Dublin) is an Irish former rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland. [2][3]

Rugby career

Educated at Terenure College and the National University of Ireland, Dempsey played rugby for Ireland Under-21 and 'A' teams before debuting for the senior team as a replacement against Georgia in November 1998 in which he scored two tries. He became a first choice player in 2000 and played in all five of Ireland's matches at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

He reached a milestone when winning his 50th cap in the 2004 summer tour's second Test against South Africa, and is currently the joint-fourth most-capped Irish player in history, with nine of his appearances as a winger between 1998 and 2005.

Dempsey's senior career will probably be most remembered for his try in the left corner at Twickenham in 2004 which helped Ireland on their way to securing their first Triple Crown since 1985.

He helped Ireland to a 2006 Triple Crown victory in Ireland's 28–24 victory over England and Leinster to their first ever Heineken Cup win. He also won the Celtic League with Leinster.

Dempsey announced that he would retire from rugby union at the end of the 2009–10 season, a week after Leinster were knocked out of the 2009–10 Heineken Cup. He finished his career with 82 caps for Ireland, scoring 95 points (19 tries), putting him 4th on the Irish all-time international try scorer list. He was capped 198 times for Leinster, scoring 184 points.

Honours

Ireland

Leinster

References

  1. ↑ "Girvan Dempsey". Leinster rugby. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Leinster Rugby Profiles
  3. ↑ "Ireland Players : Searchable : Irish Rugby | Official Website". Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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