Stephen Keogh

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Stephen Keogh
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1982-05-10) 10 May 1982
Place of birth	Limerick
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)^[1]
Weight	17 st 9 lb (112 kg)
University	University College Cork
Playing career
Position	No. 8 / Second Row / Wing
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Bruff Shannon St. Mary's College
correct as of 29 November 2007.
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2003–06 2006–2011	Munster Rugby Leinster Rugby	58	(25)
correct as of 26 July 2009.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Ireland Schools Ireland Under-19 Ireland Under-21
correct as of 29 November 2007.

Stephen Keogh (born 10 May 1982) is an Irish rugby union player.

Early life

Keogh was born in Limerick, Ireland, and grew up in Dromkeen, County Limerick. He attended St. Munchin's College before playing in the second-row for Ireland U21s in the World Cup in Johannesburg in June 2002. In the following season, playing number 8, Keogh led the U21s to Six Nations Championship victories over Scotland, Italy, France and England. His side's only defeat that year came against eventual champions Wales, the Irish defeated by the narrowest of margins (20–19) in Ebbw Vale.

Professional career

Keogh made his Munster senior debut in the Celtic League in October 2003 before we went on to play 54 senior games (45 Celtic League, 9 Heineken Cup), scoring 10 points (2 tries), and captained the side on two occasions. He has played twice for the Ireland 'A' side.

Keogh moved to Leinster during March 2006 and been an integral part of the Leinster pack since then, having played over 30 times. During the months of February and March 2007 having featured prominently in the victories over Edinburgh and Connacht and also shone in the Heineken Cup quarter-final defeat to Wasps at the end of March, was announced as the Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Leinster Player of the Month for February/March.

References

↑ http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/team/results/squad_leinster_first_team.php?player=4874&includeref=dynamic#.UW1nqLXvtng

External links

v t e Leinster Rugby squad

Forwards	Cronin Dundon Strauss Bent Healy McGrath O'Connell Moore Ross Cullen (c) Denton Marshall McCarthy Roux Toner Jennings McLaughlin Murphy O'Brien Ruddock Ryan Auva'a Heaslip

Backs	Boss Cooney Reddan Madigan Gopperth D'Arcy Goodman Macken McFadden O'Driscoll Reid Fitzgerald Hudson D.Kearney R.Kearney Kirchner

Coach	Matt O'Connor

Persondata
Name	Keogh, Stephen
Alternative names
Short description	Irish rugby union player
Date of birth	10 May 1982
Place of birth	Limerick
Date of death
Place of death

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