Brian Blaney

Brian Blaney (born 26 February 1982 in Dublin) is a professional rugby union player who played at Hooker for Leinster and now plays for London Irish.

Brian Blaney

Birth name	Brian Blaney
Date of birth	(1982-02-26) 26 February 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Dublin
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)[1]
School	Terenure College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Leinster U21 8 () 2003–09 Leinster 71 (25) 2010 London Irish () International career Years Team Apps (Points) Ireland Schools 1 2006 Ireland A 5 (0)

Early life and education

Blaney went to Terenure College in Dublin, which is one of the main rugby nurseries in Ireland.^[2] His brothers, David & James Blaney, are former Leinster rugby players. His cousin, Greg Blaney, won 2 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals with a famous exponent of Down in the 1991,'94.

Playing career

He joined London Irish at the start of 2010/11 season. During his time at Leinster, Blaney made 71 Appearances and scored 5 tries. He won a Magners League medal 2007/08 season and European Cup medal 2008/09

Honours

He won 5 caps playing for Ireland Wolfhounds (v France, USA, NZ Maori, England, Australia).^[3]