Girvan Dempsey
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Girvan Dempsey (born 2 October 1975 in Dublin) is a rugby union footballer who plays at full back for Leinster and Ireland.
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[edit] Schools Rugby
Dempsey was a schoolboy footballer and during his time in Terenure College he helped the school to a Senior Cup trophy.
[edit] Current Career
Girvan started his rugby career at Terenure College and played full back for Terenure College RFC. Girvan has over 50 international caps for Ireland and scored the match winning try in Ireland's famous victory over England at Twickenham in 2004. Most recently he helped Ireland to a 2006 Triple Crown victory in Ireland's 28-24 victory over England. For Ireland's match against the Wallabies in Perth in June 2006 Girvan was recalled to the Irish starting line-up in place of Geordan Murphy, the first time he has ousted Murphy from the lineup when both players were fit.
[edit] Away from rugby
On July 8 2006 Dempsey wed his fiancee Anne-Marie Craig in Kilquade, County Wicklow.
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Forwards: | Best • Byrne • Corrigan • Costello • S.Easterby • Foley • Gleeson • Horan • Hayes • Longwell • Miller • O'Callaghan • O'Connell • O'Kelly • Quinlan • Sheahan • Wood | |
| Backs: | Dempsey • Doak • G.Easterby • Hickie • A.Horgan • S.Horgan • Humphreys • Kelly • Maggs • O'Driscoll • O'Gara • Stringer • Wallace | ||
| Coach: | O'Sullivan |
