Nick Kennedy

Nick Kennedy

Personal information
Full name	Nicholas John Kennedy
Date of birth	19 August 1981 (1981-08-19) (age 30)
Place of birth	Southampton, Hampshire, England
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb) [1]
School(s) attended	Claires Court School British School of Brussels
University(s)	University of Portsmouth
Club information
Position(s)	Lock
Current club	London Irish
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	Marlow
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2001 ‐	London Irish	103 (10)
Representative teams**
2006 - 2008 ‐	England Saxons England	70(5)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 22 March 2009.

Nick Kennedy is a rugby union footballer who plays Lock for London Irish and England.

His uncle Duncan Kennedy is a BBC news correspondent.

Kennedy represented England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup^[2] and 2007 Churchill Cup.^[3]

He was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.^[4][5]

Kennedy was selected for the 2008 summer tour of New Zealand.^[6] He was later picked for Martin Johnson's Elite Player Squad on 1 June 2008 ahead of Ben Kay.^[7] He started his first game against the Pacific Islanders in which he scored a try.^[8]

Kennedy participated in every game of the 2009 Six Nations.^[9]

References

1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/london_irish.php?section=1. Retrieved 8 September 2011. 
2. ^ "England Saxons 7–13 Scotland A". BBC. 2006-06-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5039582.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06. 
3. ^ "England Saxons 51–3 USA". BBC. 2007-05-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6662037.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06. 
4. ^ "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 2008-01-23. http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=18739. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
5. ^ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2008-02-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7217616.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
6. ^ "Tour call-ups please Exiles coach". BBC. 2008-05-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_irish/7397834.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06. 
7. ^ "Tindall left out of England squad". BBC. 2008-07-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7481130.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06. 
8. ^ "England 39–13 Pacific Islanders". BBC. 2008-11-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7714313.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06. 
9. ^ "2009 Six Nations". BBC. 2009-03-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7954709.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-06. 

External links

• London Irish profile
• England profile
• Rising up

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Name	Kennedy, Nick
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Date of birth	19 August 1981
Place of birth	Southampton, Hampshire, England
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