Shane Geraghty
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| Full name | Shane Geraghty | ||
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| Date of birth | 12 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) [1] | ||
| School | Bablake School | ||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby Player | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half / Centre | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004–2009 2009–2011 2011- |
London Irish Northampton Saints CA Brive |
95 38 |
(219) (216) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008– | England | 6 | (5) |
| correct as of 21 October 2010. | |||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2007 | England | ||
Shane Geraghty (born 12 August 1986 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an English rugby union player who plays for CA Brive in the Top 14.
Geraghty's position of choice is at Centre or at Fly-half.
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[edit] Early life
He attended Bablake School until 2002 and Colston's Collegiate School until 2004.
[edit] Club career
At the age of 20 he secured himself a first team slot at London Irish after covering for Riki Flutey's injury, he playing well.
Geraghty left London Irish at the end of the 2008–09 Guinness Premiership and joined Premiership rivals the Northampton Saints. He was first choice fly-half in the early part of the 2009–10 Guinness Premiership but lost form after some patchy substitute appearances for England in the autumn internationals. Stephen Myler reclaimed the No. 10 jersey, after which Geraghty was mainly used as an impact substitute.
[edit] International career
He represented Ireland at U18(clubs) level, but has since represented England at every level up to and including International level.[2][3]
He was included as one of three fly halves, in Brian Ashton's Elite England Squad for the 2007 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut as a substitute on 11 March 2007 in the win against France, playing a huge part in England's vital second try and helping England to win the game by kicking 5 points.
Geraghty won his second cap as a substitute against Wales in the final game of the tournament.
He was named in Brian Ashton's England training squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup but did not make the cut.[4]
He was called into the England Saxons side in 2008 and was declared man-of-the-match in the victory over the Ireland Wolfhounds on 1 February 2008.[5][6]
He was called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.[7][8]
He was also named in Martin Johnson's 32-man elite squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship.
[edit] References
- ^ "RFU Official Site of the RFU, Governing Body of Rugby Union in England". web page. RFU. http://www.rfu.com/SquadsAndPlayers/EnglandSaxons/ShaneGeraghty. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Shane Geraghty". London Irish. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080127152115/http://www.london-irish.com/Team/1st_XV/Shane_Geraghty.html. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- ^ "Geraghty stunned by England call". BBC. 4 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6231403.stm. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- ^ "England release six from squad". BBC. 13 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/6897917.stm. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ^ "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 23 January 2008. http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=18739. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7217616.stm. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Injury-hit England call up trio". BBC Sport. 4 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7225333.stm. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ^ "England call up trio". Sportinglife. 4 February 2008. http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/08/02/04/manual_124313.html. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
[edit] External links
- Shane's move to Northampton Saints is featured in the September 2009 issue of Rugby World
- London Irish player profile
- England profile
- Bablake school news announcement
- Guinness Premiership profile
- Career Stats@Statbunker
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