Gordon D'Arcy
Date of birth | 10 February 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Ferns, County Wexford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 4 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Clongowes Wood College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon William D'Arcy (born 10 February 1980, in
D'Arcy retired from rugby in 2015 having won three
Early life and education
D'Arcy graduated from Clongowes Wood in 1998. He enrolled in UCD 1st year arts for the academic year 2007/08.
Rugby playing career
D'Arcy was a promising
Following a falling out with his provincial coaches regarding his attitude – which almost drove him to retire from the game – D'Arcy was left out of the international setup for three years. His second game for his country came on 17 November 2002 as a late substitute in Ireland's 64–17 win over
Owing to the further absence of O'Driscoll from the Irish squad for the first match of the
He was voted player of the Six Nations tournament in 2004 as he helped inspire his country to the
Despite an injury plagued 2004–05 season, D'Arcy was named in the British & Irish Lions squad for their 2005 tour to New Zealand. But his performances during the tour were generally poor, and he reputedly refused to play in the final test against New Zealand, though he vehemently denies this.[7] There were fears at that stage that his form during the 2003–04 season would prove to have been a flash in the pan. However, he has been back fully fit for Leinster and Ireland in the 2005/06 season and has impressed in a new-look, much more attack minded Leinster team.
D'Arcy played in all of Ireland's 2006 Six Nations matches, he beat more defenders than any other player, and showed his talent. His return to top form continued during the autumn international series where his performances against Australia and South Africa contributed to back – to – back victories for the Irish team. D'Arcy usually played at inside centre for Leinster and Ireland with O'Driscoll outside him. He played in all of Ireland's 2007 Six Nations matches, he was nominated for RBS Six Nations Player of the Tournament in 2007. After sustaining a multiple fracture in his arm in the opening match of the 2008 Six Nations, versus Italy, D'Arcy missed the remainder of the season and only returned to Leinster in December 2008. He was a member of the victorious Ireland team that won the 2009 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam.[8]
In May 2009, D'Arcy was named in the
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Career after rugby
D'Arcy combined writing opinion pieces for the Irish Times focused on rugby[17][18]
Personal life
In July 2012, D'Arcy married model Aoife Cogan at St. Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan.[19] The couple are also business partners in Form School, a reformer pilates studio on Grattan Street, in Dublin.[20] In February 2015 it was announced that Gordon D'Arcy and his wife Aoife Cogan were expecting their first child and a baby girl, named Soleil, was born in May 2015.[21]
D'Arcy grew a beard which attracted much attention and was shaved off by Jonathan Sexton after Ireland won the 2014 Six Nations Championship.[22]
Gordon D'Arcy is a patron for Barretstown charity.[23]
Honours
- Individual
- 2004
- Leinster
- Amlin European Challenge Cup: 2012–2013
- Ireland
- Six Nations Championship: 2009, 2014
- Grand Slam: 2009
- Triple Crown: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009
References
- ^ "GORDON D'ARCY". Leinster rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Hey, D'Arcy". The Sunday Tribune. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- ^ "HISTORIC PLAYER STATISTICS". Leinster rugby. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Gordon D'Arcy To Retire After Rugby World Cup". Irish Rugby. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Gordon D'Arcy: "No Substitute for Hard Work"". LineoutCoach. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Walsh, David (6 February 2005). "The Big Interview: Gordon D'Arcy". The Times. London. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
- ^ "D'Arcy not about to fluff his Lions opportunity this time". The Irish Times. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Roberts, Gareth (22 March 2009). "2009 Six Nations". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_17196.php. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
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(help)[dead link] - ^ "England 26–33 Barbarians". BBC Sport. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ "Lions call up Ireland back D'Arcy". BBC Sport. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ "Gordon D'Arcy Earns Much Deserved Lions Call-Up". RugbyBreakdown.co.uk. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
- ^ "Reluctant hero still striving to up the ante". The Irish Times. 3 November 2010.
- ^ "Reluctant hero still striving to up the ante". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Kidney announces RWC squad". TV3. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
- ^ "World record for O'Driscoll and D'Arcy". Doha Stadium Plus Qatar. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
- ^ D'Arcy, Gordon. "Gordon D'Arcy: Informal leaders have huge role to play". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Gordon d'Arcy". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Shaping up for something new - model Aoife Cogan and husband Gordon D'Arcy open Pilates studio together". Irish Independent. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Aoife Cogan gives Gordon D'Arcy's fuzzy beard her blessing". Irish Independent. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Rugby legend Gordon D'Arcy and model wife Aoife Cogan are expecting their first baby". evoke.ie. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Irish Independent article on the beard
- ^ "Gordon D'Arcy's Tour De Provinces". Barretstown. Retrieved 24 February 2024.