Nick Kennedy

Nick Kennedy
Personal information
Full name Nicholas John Kennedy
Date of birth 19 August 1976
Place of birth Southampton, Hampshire, England
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) [1]
School(s) attended Claires Court School
British School of Brussels
University(s) University of Portsmouth
Club information
Position(s) Lock
Current club Harlequins
Youth clubs
YearsClub
Marlow
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)
2001-2012
2012-2013
2013-		London Irish
Toulon
Harlequins		103 (10)
Representative teams
2006-2010
2008-2009		England Saxons
England
7(5)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Nick Kennedy (born 19 August 1976) is a rugby union player who plays Lock for Harlequins and England.

His uncle Duncan Kennedy is a BBC news correspondent.

Kennedy represented England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup[2] and 2007 Churchill Cup.[3]

He was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.[4][5]

Kennedy was selected for the 2008 summer tour of New Zealand.[6] He was later picked for Martin Johnson's Elite Player Squad on 1 June 2008 ahead of Ben Kay.[7] He started his first game against the Pacific Islanders in which he scored a try.[8]

Kennedy participated in every game of the 2009 Six Nations.[9]

In 2012 Kennedy was signed for Toulon for the upcoming 2012/13 season [10] In May 2013 he started as Toulon won the 2013 Heineken Cup Final by 16–15 against Clermont Auvergne.[11] Following his request to be released from Toulon, he returned to England to sign for Harlequins for 2013/14 season.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "England Saxons 7–13 Scotland A". BBC. 2006-06-03. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  3. ↑ "England Saxons 51–3 USA". BBC. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  4. ↑ "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  5. ↑ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Tour call-ups please Exiles coach". BBC. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  7. ↑ "Tindall left out of England squad". BBC. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  8. ↑ "England 39–13 Pacific Islanders". BBC. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  9. ↑ "2009 Six Nations". BBC. 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  10. ↑ "BBC UK Rugby Union article".
  11. ↑ "Toulon claim Heineken Cup glory". ESPN. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "Harlequins sign Nick Kennedy from Toulon". BBC Sport. 10 July 2013.

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