| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Jennings | |
| Date of birth | 8 July 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Weight | 16 st 5 lb (104 kg) | |
| School(s) attended | St. Mary's College, Dublin | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Flanker | |
| Current club | Leinster Rugby St. Mary's College RFC |
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| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Leinster Academy | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| Ireland Schoolboys | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2002-2005 2005-2007 2007-present |
Leinster Leicester Leinster |
42 (30) 37 (30) 84 (30) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2007-present ? |
Ireland Ireland A |
12 (5) 6 (?) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Shane Jennings born 8 July 1981 in Dublin, Ireland is a rugby union player for Leinster Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.
He is also registered to St. Mary's College RFC who play in AIB League Division 1.
He plays as an Openside Flanker.
Jennings was called into the Ireland A side that was defeated by England Saxons on 1 February 2008.[1][2]
Jennings impressed for Leinster in the 2004-05 Heineken Cup when Keith Gleeson was injured, however Gleeson returned from injury for the quarter final with Leicester Tigers, having had no previous game time. Leicester had previously identified Jennings as a threat. After the game which Leicester won 29–13, Leicester's retiring openside Neil Back approached Jennings and offered to open contract negotiations. He signed for Leicester for the 2006 season, along with fellow Leinster forward Leo Cullen winning the English Premiership in 2007. He re-signed for Leinster on a three year contract for the start of the 2007/8 season winning the Magners League in 2008 and European Cup in 2009. [1]
His international ambitions have thus far been hampered largely due to a surplus of quality Irish back row forwards, though he is still young. In April 2007, he was named in the Irish squad to tour Argentina and earned his first cap on 2 June.
In October 2009 he was banned for twelve weeks for making contact with the eye area of Nick Kennedy of London Irish in the first round of the Heineken Cup.[3]
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