Dan Kelly (rugby union)
 Dan Kelly speaking to a fan in August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Daniel Kelly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 11 lb (221 lb; 100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Kelly (born 16 June 2001)[1] is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. His usual position is centre.[2] Born in Manchester, England, Kelly represented Ireland Under 20s,[3] before being capped for the England national team in 2021.
Career
[edit]Kelly started playing rugby at under six years old for Rochdale RUFC, in Greater Manchester.[4] He joined Kirkham Grammar School at 16 and was part of the Sale Sharks academy set up.[5] Due to a number of other players considered more talented he was not offered a professional contract at 18 so joined Loughborough University.[6]
On 10 April 2020 Kelly signed for Leicester Tigers, joining for the end of the delayed 2019-20 Premiership Rugby season.[7] He made his debut as a substitute in a 46–30 defeat to Gloucester at Kingsholm.[8] He quickly became a regular starter at inside centre, and by April 2022 was being highlighted by team mates as a defence leader as Leicester prepared for a European Rugby Champions Cup round of 16 tie with Clermont Auvergne.[9]
On 8th of July 2021 Kelly has been selected to play for his first cap for England,[10] and he made his international debut for England on 10 July 2021 against Canada at Twickenham. He was part of Leicester‘s championship winning team in the 2021–22 Premiership Rugby season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dan Kelly ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "IRFU profile". IRFU. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Harvey, Joe (12 March 2020). "Dan Kelly - Flying the flag for Ireland and Loughborough". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Exiles Programme Produces Another Big Irish Prospect As Kelly Shines". balls.ie. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Young Guns: Leicester Tigers centre Dan Kelly". The Rugby Paper. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers: Dan Kelly, Cameron Henderson and Oliver Chessum to join in 2020-21". BBC Sport. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Match report : Gloucester hold off Tigers fightback". Leicester Tigers. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Charlie Morgan (9 April 2022). "Leicester's defensive leader Dan Kelly embracing 'apex of pain' as Tigers hunt rare Clermont win". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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