- Justin Bishop (rugby player)
Justin Bishop, London Irish stalwart (born
8 November 1974 inCrawley ) is arugby union footballer who played at wing and full-back forLondon Irish until the end of the 2006/2007 season. He made 279 appearances for theLondon Irish first XV scoring 58 tries, registering 290 points in the process. He also made 25 appearances for Ireland scoring eight tries. He is currently player/backs coach at Doncaster Knights RFC.His grandfather Thomas Dunn of NIFC played for Ulster (3-3) and Ireland (9-17) versus the New Zealand All Blacks in 1935.
INTERNATIONAL RECORD:
Irish Caps 1998-03
* 1998 v South Africa (Bloemfontein) L 37-13
* 1998 v South Africa (Pretoria) L 33-0
* 1998 v Georgia (Dublin) W 70-0 (WCQ)
* 1998 v Romania (Dublin) W 53-35 (WCQ)
* 1998 v South Africa (Dublin) L 27-13
* 1999 v France (Dublin) L 10-9 (FN)
* 1999 v Wales (Wembley) W 29-23 (FN)
* 1999 v England (Dublin) L 27-15 (FN)
* 1999 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 30-13 (FN)
* 1999 v Italy (Dublin) W 39-30
* 1999 v Australia (Brisbane) L 46-10
* 1999 v Australia (Perth) L 32-26
* 1999 v Argentina (Dublin) W 32-24
* 1999 v USA (Dublin) W 53-8 (W.Cup)
* 1999 v Australia (Dublin) L 23-3 (W.Cup)
* 1999 v Argentina (Lens) L 28-24 (W.Cup)
* 2000 v England (Twickenham) L 50-18 (SN)
* 2000 v Argentina (Buenos Aries) L 34-23
* 2000 v Canada (Markham) D 27-27
* 2002 v New Zealand (Dunedin) L 15-6
* 2002 v New Zealand (Auckland) L 40-8
* 2002 v Fiji (Dublin) W 64-17
* 2002 v Argentina (Dublin) W 16-7
* 2003 v Wales (Cardiff) W 25-24 (SN)
* 2003 v England (Dublin) L 42-6 (SN)Career Record: P25, W9, D1, L15
(R) = Replacement
External links
* [http://www.london-irish.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2556 Interview with Justin Bishop]
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=426 Sporting Heroes Justin Bishop]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2005/11/11/justin_bishop_feature.shtml BBC Berkshire Justin Bishop interview]
* [http://www.london-irish.com/News/Archive_Pre_07-08/Interviews/Justin_Bishop_-_The_End_of_an_Era.html Justin Bishop - End of an Era]
* [http://www.celtic-irish.co.uk/resources/justin-bishop-irish-rugby-international/ Short Interview with Justin Bishop]
* [http://www.drfc.co.uk/News/Article2085.htm Doncaster Knights Justin Bishop video interview]
* [http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/free-press-sport/BaaBaa-Bishop-.3823382.jp Barbarians call-up Justin Bishop]
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