Jamie Heaslip

Jamie Heaslip

Heaslip playing for Ireland against Canada during the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Full name	James Peter Richard Heaslip
Date of birth	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 33)
Place of birth	Tiberias, Israel
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb)
School	Newbridge College
University	Dublin City University Trinity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Current status
Position(s)	Number 8
Current team	Leinster
Playing career
Position	Number 8
Amateur clubs Years Club / team
Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 2005- Leinster 229 (190) Correct as of 07 Mar 2017
National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2004 2006 2006– 2009, 2013 Ireland u21 Ireland Wolfhounds Ireland British and Irish Lions 11 6 95 5 (5) (65) Correct as of 10 March 2017

James Peter Richard "Jamie" Heaslip (born 15 December 1983) is an Irish rugby union player playing for Leinster and Ireland. He plays as a number 8.

Heaslip was born in Tiberias, Israel, while his father, retired Brigadier General Richard Heaslip, was there on duty with UNIFIL. His father was one of the founding officers of the elite Army Ranger Wing (ARW), Ireland's special operations force. The youngest of four children, he has two brothers and a sister. Jamie and his family moved back to Ireland when he was still young, settling in the town of Naas where he lived until moving to Dublin aged 17. He attended Newbridge College, in County Kildare. In 2004, he starred in the U-21 World Cup, held in Scotland, where Ireland finished as runners-up to New Zealand. Following his performance, Heaslip was nominated for the IRB Under-21 World Player of the Year award.

Heaslip made his Leinster senior debut in the Celtic League in March 2005 where he has since gained 70 official senior games, scoring over 90 points, including 2 tries in the Heineken Cup. The first Irish cap he received was in an autumn series test of 2006 against the Pacific Islands. He had the honour of being the 1000th player to wear the green of Ireland. He was a member of the victorious Ireland team that won the 2009 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam Heaslip was a member of the British and Irish Lions squad for the 2009 tour to South Africa. He Started all three tests on the Tour. He also was nominated for the IRB International Player of the Year for 2009. Heaslip was named in the first Celtic League Dream Team in 2007 and along with Ben Blair and Felipe Contepomi retained his place in 2008, in 2009 he became the only player to have been named in all three sides and retained his unique record in 2010. Heaslip was the only try scorer in the Heineken Cup semi-final in which Leinster were defeated 26–16 by the eventual champions Toulouse.