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Nick Kennedy Personal information Full name Nicholas John Kennedy Date of birth 19 August 1981 Place of birth Southampton, Hampshire, England Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) [1] School(s) attended Claires Court School
British School of BrusselsUniversity(s) University of Portsmouth Club information Position(s) Lock Current club London Irish Youth clubs Years Club Marlow Senior clubs* Years Club Apps (points) 2001 ‐ London Irish 103 (10) Representative teams** 2006 -
2008 ‐England Saxons
England
7 (5)* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 22 March 2009.Nick Kennedy is a rugby union footballer who plays Lock for London Irish and England.
His uncle Duncan Kennedy is a BBC news correspondent.
Kennedy represented England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup[2] and 2007 Churchill Cup.[3]
He was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.[4][5]
Kennedy was selected for the 2008 summer tour of New Zealand.[6] He was later picked for Martin Johnson's Elite Player Squad on 1 June 2008 ahead of Ben Kay.[7] He started his first game against the Pacific Islanders in which he scored a try.[8]
Kennedy participated in every game of the 2009 Six Nations.[9]
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/london_irish.php?section=1. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "England Saxons 7–13 Scotland A". BBC. 2006-06-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5039582.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "England Saxons 51–3 USA". BBC. 2007-05-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6662037.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 2008-01-23. http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=18739. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2008-02-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7217616.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ "Tour call-ups please Exiles coach". BBC. 2008-05-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_irish/7397834.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Tindall left out of England squad". BBC. 2008-07-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7481130.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "England 39–13 Pacific Islanders". BBC. 2008-11-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7714313.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "2009 Six Nations". BBC. 2009-03-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7954709.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
External links
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- England international rugby union players
- English rugby union players
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- Rugby union locks
- English people of Irish descent
- Alumni of the University of Portsmouth
- People educated at Claires Court School
- English rugby union biography stubs
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