Rob Herring (rugby union)
| Birth name | Robert William Herring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | April 27, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rob Herring (born 27 April 1990) is an Irish rugby union player for Ulster in the Pro14 and Heineken Cup. He plays as a hooker.
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Herring hales from one of South Africa's oldest and well known schools, South African College Schools (SACS) through his Irish Grandfather he qualifies to play for Ireland.[3]
In January 2014, Herring was included in the provisional 44 man Ireland squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship.[4] Herring debuted for Ireland in June 2014 coming off the bench in a tour match against Argentina. On 16 October 2019, Herring was called into the Ireland squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup to replace the injured Seán Cronin.[5]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.ulsterrugby.com/team/senior-team
- ^ "Rob Herring can keep Ulster Rugby on the charge". Irish Independent. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Joe Schmidt names seven uncapped players in his extended 44-man Six Nations squad". Irish Independent. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Herring set to join Ireland's World Cup squad as Cronin suffers injury". The 42. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.