Keith Gleeson
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| Birth name | Keith Gleeson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 June 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Aloysius' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keith Gleeson (born 21 June 1976) is a retired
Irish Australian rugby union
football player.
Early life
Gleeson was born in
Australia
at u/19 and u/21 (Captain).
Professional rugby career
Gleeson has enjoyed a distinct career, representing
NSW Waratahs in the Super 12, Leinster in Ireland and finally most notably Ireland. His preferred position is as an openside flanker. Perhaps the highlight of his career was representing Ireland in the 2003 Rugby World Cup
. He stands 1.86 m and his playing weight is 98 kg.
On numerous occasions George Hook has stated that Gleeson should start for Ireland as he feels he is their best openside flanker.
Gleeson retired from professional rugby at the end of the 07/08 season with a Magners League winners medal.
References
External links
- Leinster profile
- ERC profile
- Sporting Heroes profile
- "Norths Rugby Club Honour Roll". Archived from the original on 15 June 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- Keith Gleeson at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Keith Gleeson at ESPNscrum