Dan Sheehan (rugby union)

Dan Sheehan (born 17 September 1998) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster. His preferred position is hooker.[1]

For other people named Daniel Sheehan, see Daniel Sheehan (disambiguation).
For the Major League baseball player, see Dan Sheahan.

Dan Sheehan
Date of birth (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight111 kg (17.5 st; 245 lb)
SchoolClongowes Wood College
UniversityTrinity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

Dublin University

Lansdowne		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Leinster 22 (65)
Correct as of 2 April 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Ireland U20s 5 (5)
2021– Ireland 7 (10)
Correct as of 19 March 2022

Leinster

Sheehan signed his first professional contract for Leinster in June 2020.[2][3] He made his Leinster debut in October 2020 in Round 3 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Zebre, scoring two tries.[4]

Ireland

Sheehan made his senior international test debut on 6 November 2021 against Japan at the Aviva Stadium.[5][6] In the 2022 Six Nations, Sheehan came off the bench in Ireland's win vs Wales and played the majority of the defeat to France after Rónan Kelleher came off Injured in the 26th minute. Sheehan earned his first start for Ireland in the February 2022 Six Nations match against Italy.[7] In the final match of the 2022 Six Nations, he scored a try and won the player-of-the-match award in Ireland's 26–5 victory over Scotland, clinching their 12th triple crown.[8]

References
  1. "Dan Sheehan". Leinster Rugby. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "Leinster announce 28 new contracts as Kearney and McFadden stay short-term". The42. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. Kinsella, Murray. "'He's big and very powerful' - Highly-rated Sheehan set for Leinster debut tonight". The42. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. "Pro14: Leinster 63-8 Zebre". BBC Sport. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. Treacy, Neil (6 November 2021). "Sexton shines on milestone day as Ireland hammer Japan". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Stadium, Gerry Thornley at the Aviva. "Ireland make light work of Japan but All Blacks are a different beast". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. "Sheehan keen to build on 'valuable' outing in Paris with first Ireland start".
  8. "Ireland claim Triple Crown by beating Scots as all eyes now turn towards Paris". the42. Retrieved 19 March 2022.


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