mercredi 25 mai 2011

FACTBOX-Rugby-European Player of the Year Sean O'Brien

May 25 (Reuters) - Factbox on Leinster flanker Sean O'Brien who on Tuesday won rugby's inaugural European Player of the Year award:


Born: Feb. 14, 1987, Ardistan, County Carlow, Ireland
Height: 1.88m (6ft 2 ins)
Weight: 108kg (16st 13lb)
Province: Leinster
Clubs: UCD, Tullow
Ireland Caps: 9
Test Debut: Ireland v Fiji at Dublin, 21 November, 2009

* Won caps for Ireland at under-18, Youth, U20 and 21 levels, including a junior Grand Slam at U20 in 2007, and has made 55 appearances for Leinster.
* Won his second Heineken Cup winners medal in Cardiff last weekend having been an unused replacement in the 2009 final triumph over Leicester Tigers.
* Made Heineken Cup debut for Leinster against Castres Olympique on Dec. 6 2008, and has now played 18 times in Europe.
* Was man-of-the match on three occasions during Leinster's victorious nine-match Heineken Cup campaign in 2010/2011.

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