Sean Kennedy (rugby union)
| Birth name | Sean Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 April 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Lornshill Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Grant Gilchrist (Cousin) Rikki Gilchrist (Cousin) Donald Gilchrist (3rd Cousin twice removed) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14th Sir Willie Purves Quaich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2013–2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | David Denton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jonny Gray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sean Kennedy (born 24 April 1991) is a Scotland 7s international rugby union player. His regular playing position is scrum-half. On 7 August 2019 he signed a one-year partnership contract with Glasgow Warriors which will also allow him to play with Super 6 side Stirling County.[1]
Rugby union career
[edit]Professional career
[edit]Kennedy played for Pro14 side Edinburgh from 2011 until he was released in 2019. For the 2012–13 season he was on loan to Glasgow Warriors.[2]
International career
[edit]Kennedy has represented Scotland Under 20 in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship and Scotland 7s on the 2012 HSBC World Series.
In 2013 Kennedy was named in the Scottish national team for the 2013 Six Nations Championship.[3][4]
Kennedy received a call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend on 22 May 2017 for the summer tour.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sean Kennedy joins Glasgow Warriors and Stirling County on partnership contract". 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Sean Kennedy Glasgow Warriors Player Profile". Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Johnnie Beattie returns to Scotland training squad". BBC News. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "TEN UNCAPPED PLAYERS NAMED IN SCOTLAND TRAINING SQUAD". Scotland Rugby. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Richie Gray and Sam Hidalgo-Clyne to miss Scotland's summer tour". BBC. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Sean Kennedy at ESPNscrum
- Scotland Rugby Profile
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Alloa RFC players
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- London Irish players
- Male rugby sevens players
- Rugby union players from Limerick (city)
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Scotland international rugby sevens players
- Scottish people of Irish descent
- Scottish rugby union players
- Stirling County RFC players
- People educated at Lornshill Academy
- Irish rugby union biography stubs
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs