Girvan Dempsey

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Girvan Dempsey
Date of birth October 2, 1975 (age 31)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.83 m
Weight 91 kg
Rugby union career
Position Fullback
Professional clubs
1993-present Terenure College
correct as of 2007-03-06.
Provincial/State sides Caps (points)
1996-present Leinster Rugby 118 (170)
correct as of 2007-03-06.
National team(s)    
1998-present Ireland 72 (75)
correct as of 2007-03-06.
Other Information
School  attended Terenure College
University University College Dublin

Girvan Dempsey (born 2 October 1975 in Dublin) is a rugby union footballer who plays at full back for Leinster and Ireland. His parents, showing remarkable prescience, named him Girvan (frequently shortened to Girve), ensuring that his many ardent supporters could attach the moniker "Swerve" to his name. He continues to vindicate this worthy title.

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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 70 international caps for Ireland and scored the match winning try in Ireland's victory over England at Twickenham in 2004 and scored again in 2007. 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. He is affectionatly known as 'The Girvanator' by many of his fans.

[edit] Away from rugby

On July 8 2006 Dempsey wed his fiancee Anne-Marie Craig in Kilquade, County Wicklow. His pastimes away from the game include golf, making jam and picking mushrooms. He has also found time to publish several academic works on the flora and fauna of some of the world's most remote islands. His groundbreaking discovery of the South Atlantic Guillemot (Uria Girvanae), unique to the islands of Tristan de Cunhas, in particular brought him much credit within the Royal Society.


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