Keith Earls

Keith Earls

Earls warming up for Ireland during the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Full name	Keith Gerard Earls
Nickname	Earlsy
Date of birth	(1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth	Moyross, County Limerick, Ireland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 200 lb)
School	St. Munchin's College
Notable relative(s)	Ger Earls (father)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre, Fullback, Wing
Amateur clubs Years Club / team     Thomond RFC Garryowen Football Club Young Munster
Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Apps (points) 2007–present Munster 138 (185) Correct as of 23 April 2017
National team(s) Years Club / team Apps (points) 2007 2007–15 2008–present 2009 Ireland U20 Ireland Wolfhounds Ireland British and Irish Lions 5 8 59 0 (5) (25) (110) (0) Correct as of 18 March 2017

Keith Gerard Earls (born 2 October 1987 in Moyross, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro12 and European Rugby Champions Cup. Internationally, Earls plays for Ireland and represented the British and Irish Lions on their 2009 tour to South Africa. He plays as a Centre, Wing or Fullback.

He won a Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup medal with St. Munchin's College in 2006.

Earls made his Munster debut against Ospreys in April 2007. During the 2007-08 season, Earls was part of the Munster squad that beat Toulouse in the 2008 Heineken Cup Final.

In the 2008-09 season, Earls really made his mark in the Munster first team, scoring 10 tries, including 2 in the Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ospreys in May 2009 and a hat-trick in the Magners League against Newport Gwent Dragons in September 2008.