Mike Kiernan

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Mike Kiernan

Personal information

Full name

Michael Joseph Kiernan

Date of birth

January 17, 1961

Place of birth

Cork, Ireland

School(s) attended

Presentation Brothers College, Cork (PBC)

Children

Alison , James , Paul

Relatives

Tom Kiernan (uncle)

Senior clubs*

Years	Club	Apps (points)
	Dolphin RFC

Representative teams

1982-1991
1983

Ireland
Lions

43 (308)
3 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Michael Joseph Kiernan (born 17 January 1961)^[1] is a former Ireland international rugby union player.

He had 43 caps for Ireland, from 1982 to 1991, scoring 6 tries, 40 conversions, 62 penalties and 6 drop goals, in an aggregate of 308 points. He was called for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and scoring 1 try, 7 conversions, 5 penalties and 1 drop goal, in an aggregate of 37 points.^[2]

In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for Dolphin RFC. His uncle, Tom Kiernan, was also an Irish rugby union international.

References

↑ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:24. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
↑ Mike Kiernan International Statistics

External links

Mike Kiernan International Statistics

v t e Ireland squad – 1987 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Anderson Carr (withdrew due to injury) Collins Fitzgerald Francis Glennon Kingston Langbroek Lenihan (c) Matthews MacDonald McCoy McGrath Orr Smith Spillane

Backs	Bradley Crossan Dean Doyle Irwin Kiernan MacNeill Mullin Rainey Ringland Ward

Coach	Doyle / Davidson

v t e British and Irish Lions – 1986 IRFB Centenary Match vs The Rest

Forwards	Nigel Carr (Ire) John Beattie (Sco) John Jeffrey (Sco) Donal Lenihan (Ire) Wade Dooley (Eng) Des Fitzgerald (Ire) Colin Deans (Sco) (c) Jeff Whitefoot (Wal) Iain Paxton (Sco) (bench) Iain Milne (Sco) (bench)

Backs	Gavin Hastings (Sco) Trevor Ringland (Ire) Brendan Mullin (Ire) John Devereux (Wal) Rory Underwood (Eng) John Rutherford (Sco) Robert Jones (Wal) Malcolm Dacey (Wal) (bench) Richard Hill (Eng) (bench) Michael Kiernan (Ire) (bench) Steve Brain (Eng) (bench)

v t e British and Irish Lions – 1983 New Zealand tour

Forwards	Bainbridge Beattie Boyle Butler Calder Colclough Deans Fitzgerald (c) Jeavons Jones Lenihan McLoughlin Milne Norster O'Driscoll Paxton Price Squire Stephens Winterbottom

Backs	Ackerman Baird Campbell Carleton Evans Hare Holmes Irwin Kiernan Laidlaw MacNeill Melville Ringland Rutherford Smith Woodward

Coach	Telfer

Persondata
Name	Kiernan, Michael
Alternative names	"Mick the Kick"
Short description	Irish rugby union player
Date of birth	17 January 1961
Place of birth	Cork, Ireland
Date of death
Place of death

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