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Eoghan Hickey

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Eoghan Hickey
Birth nameEoghan Hickey
Date of birth (1981-10-29) 29 October 1981 (age 43)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
SchoolDe La Salle Churchtown
UniversityHEC Paris, Brunel University, University College Dublin (UCD)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986-2000 De La Salle Palmerston ()
2000-2006 UCD ()
2006-2007 Garryowen ()
2010-2011 Lansdowne FC ()
2005-2006 Leinster 3 (0)
2006-2007 Munster 10 (30)
2007-2009 London Irish 29 (132)
2009 Worcester (loan) 4 (21)
2009-2010 Wasps 8 (20)
2011-2012 Petrarca Padova 24 (213)
2012-2015 Massy 34 (381)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000 Ireland Schools 4
2002 Ireland U21 8
2006 Irish Universities 1
2007 Ireland A 2 (0)

Eoghan Hickey (born 29 October 1981 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional rugby union player who played for seven professional clubs throughout four countries. During the 2005–06 Celtic League Hickey played for Leinster, before transferring to Munster for the 2006–07 Celtic League. Prior to this, he played for UCD in the All-Ireland League. In 2007 he transferred to London Irish on a two-year contract before joining Wasps in 2009. In 2010 he returned home to Dublin to play with Lansdowne in the All Ireland League, before joining up with the Italian club Petrarca Padova for the 2011→2012 season. From 2012→2015, Hickey played with Massy based in south west Paris during which time he completed his third university degree.

He has represented Ireland Schools, the Ireland Universities, Ireland U21 and Ireland A, and has also played in the Heineken Cup and the Celtic League.

During his playing career, Hickey also completed a BSc in Statistics from University College Dublin, an MSc in Climate Change Impacts & Sustainability from Brunel University London, and an MBA from HEC Paris. In addition, Hickey also holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies, a Certificate in Advanced Management and a Certificate in Mergers & Acquisitions.

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