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Shane Jennings

Shane Jennings

Rugby player

For the Connacht and Ireland Sevens rugby union player, see Shane Jennings (rugby union, born 2001).

Shane Jennings (born 8 July 1981) is an Irish former professional rugby union player. He played at openside flanker for Leinster Rugby and Ireland. He was also registered to St Mary's College.

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Club career

Jennings impressed for Leinster in the 2004–05 Heineken Cup when Keith Gleeson was injured, however Gleeson returned from injury for the quarter final with Leicester Tigers, having had no previous game time. Leicester had previously identified Jennings as a threat. After the game which Leicester won 29–13, Leicester's retiring openside Neil Back approached Jennings and offered to open contract negotiations. He signed for Leicester for the 2006 season, along with fellow Leinster forward Leo Cullen, winning the English Premiership in 2007 and scoring a try in the final.[1] He re-signed for Leinster on a three-year contract for the start of the 2007/8 season winning the Magners League in 2008 and European Cup in 2009.[2] In October 2009 he was banned for twelve weeks for making contact with the eye area of Nick Kennedy of London Irish in the first round of the Heineken Cup.[3] On 19 February 2015 Jennings announced he would retire at the end of the 2014-15 season.[4]

International career

Jennings's international ambitions were hampered largely due to a surplus of quality Irish back row forwards during his playing career. He was named in the Irish squad for the Summer tour of Argentina and earned his first cap on 2 June 2007. Jennings was called into the Ireland A side that was defeated by England Saxons on 1 February 2008.[5][6] He wasn't initially named in Ireland's squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup,[7] but was then called up after an injury to David Wallace.[8] At the World Cup against Russia he scored his only international try.[9] Jennings achieved 13 test caps throughout his career, his last coming against Scotland in the 2012 Six Nations.[10]

Honours

Leinster
Leicester

Outside Rugby

Jennings grew up in Cremorne in Knocklyon, County Dublin, but moved to Rathfarnham with his mother Joan(and his two brothers) and her partner Norman Young when his parents separated in the early 1990s.

Jennings earned a BA in Business Studies in Portobello College and an MBA with the Dublin Business School.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    "Premiership final". BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Leinster Rugby - Leinster sign Shane Jennings". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  3. [3]
    "Jennings handed 12-week eye ban". BBC Sport. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  4. [4]
    "Shane Jennings to retire at the end of the season". RTÉ. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
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    "Ireland 'A' Go Down Fighting Against Saxons". IrishRugby.ie. 1 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  7. [7]
    "Rugby World Cup 2011: Murphy and Murray in Irish squad". BBC. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Rugby World Cup 2011: Ireland flanker Wallace ruled out". BBC. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Rugby World Cup 2011: Ireland 62-12 Russia". BBC. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Shane Jennings". espnscrum. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  11. [11]
    Shane Jennings profile About Rugby Players Ireland www.rugbyplayersireland.ie
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