Kyran Bracken
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| Full name | Kyran Paul Patrick Bracken | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 November 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Stonyhurst College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bristol | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1992-1996 1996-2006 |
Bristol Saracens |
47 128 |
(35) (50) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1993-2003 | England | 51 | (15) |
Kyran Paul Patrick Bracken MBE (born 22 November 1971 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former rugby union footballer who played at scrum-half for Saracens, Bristol and Waterloo.
He won a total of 51 England caps and captained the team on three occasions, retiring from international rugby in 2004.
Bracken's father was a dentist and his mother had played hockey for Ireland. They originally lived in Skerries in north County Dublin but moved to England when Kyran was four.
He was brought up in Liverpool and was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers at St. Edward's College, and later by the Jesuits at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, where he was coached by former England Rugby Union Head Coach, Brian Ashton. He attended a trial for Liverpool FC and scored three goals. He also flirted with the idea of playing rugby league for St Helens.
After school he read Law at the University of Bristol whom he represented at rugby union and later qualified as a solicitor. He was turned down by Ireland as 'not good enough' but signed up by Bristol.
Bracken made his England debut in November 1993 against the All Blacks. However, a stamp from Jamie Joseph seriously injured his ankle, putting him out of action for three months and leaving him with a permanent weakness. He started the 1994 Five Nations, but was dropped halfway through in favour of Dewi Morris. He missed the summer tour to South Africa, studying for law exams, but played in the 1995 Five Nations. Injury kept him out of the 1995 World Cup.
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