Rhys Ruddock
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| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhys Ruddock (born 13 November 1990) is a professional rugby union player. He currently plays for St Mary's College RFC and Leinster.[2] He plays in the backrow, at 6 or 8.[3] In the 2009/2010 season, he captained the Irish U20s to winning the Six Nations Championship.
Rhys is the son of Welshman and former Wales and Leinster coach
In summer 2010, whilst playing for his first club in Ireland
Ruddock was part of the Ireland squad for the 2012 Six Nations tournament.[7] Meanwhile, with Leinster, he became their youngest ever captain against Arioni in the Magners League, when he was still playing for UCD's under-20 side.[8]
Ruddock captained Ireland against the United States in the 2018 Autumn International, a match Ireland won 57–14.[9]
International analysis by opposition
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tries | Points | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
 Australia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
 England |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fiji |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 France |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Italy |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 66.67 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
 Scotland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 South Africa |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 60 |
 United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Wales |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 66.67% |
Updated as of 2 April 2023.[10]
Honours
- Leinster
- European Rugby Champions Cup (3): 2011, 2012, 2018
- European Challenge Cup (1): 2013
- Ireland
- Individual
- Pro14 Team of the Year (1): 2014
See also
References
- ^ "Rhys Ruddock". Leinster rugby. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Leinster Profile".
- ^ "Rhys RUDDOCK profile and stats".
- ^ "Mike Ruddock: The new Coach's profile". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: Rhys Ruddock to join Ireland squad". www.rte.ie. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Sport News - The Scotsman - Scottish Sport". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ "Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby : Squad index". Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Cummiskey, Gavin. "Leinster kids to cut loose and run free". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Rhys Ruddock: Eight years on and Joe Schmidt still keeps everyone on their toes". www.irishexaminer.com. 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Career Figures". espnscrum. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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