Cian Healy

Cian Healy

Personal information
Full name	Cian Healy
Date of birth	7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 24)
Place of birth	Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended	Belvedere College SJ
Club information
Position(s)	Prop
Current club	Leinster Rugby Clontarf RFC
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	Leinster Academy
Youth representative teams
	Ireland Schoolboys
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2007-present	Leinster	80 (30)
Representative teams**
2009-present	Ireland A Ireland	? (?) 25 (5)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 09 Oct 2011. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 09 Oct 2011.

Cian Healy born 7 October 1987 in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Leinster and for the Ireland national team. He is registered to Clontarf RFC who play in AIB League Division 1. He is also a DJ, calling himself DJ Church, performing at both Oxegen 2010 and Oxegen 2011 in the Electric Ballroom with his band partner DJ Gordo.

He was educated in Belvedere College SJ, Dublin and won a Leinster Senior Cup medal in 2005.

Leinster

On 23 May 2009, Healy was part of the Leinster team that won the 2009 Heineken Cup in a 19–16 win against Leicester Tigers and also part of the 2011 Heineken Cup Final winning team who beat Northampton Saints 33-22. ^{[1] [2]}

Ireland A

Healy was called into the Ireland A side that was defeated by England Saxons on 1 February 2008.^[3][4] On 21 June 2009, he was part of the Ireland 'A' team that won the 2009 Churchill Cup against England Saxons by 49–22 in the final in Colorado.^[5]

Ireland

He was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.^[6][7]

In November 2009, he made his international debut in the test against Australia at Croke Park, and was praised afterwards by coach Declan Kidney for his performance.^[8][9] Healy also played against South Africa. He made his Six Nations Championship debut against Italy in Croke Park. Healy also started in Ireland's games against France, England and Wales.

Healy was named Man of the Match in a bruising encounter on 17 September 2011, when Ireland defeated Australia 15-6 at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in Eden Park^[10].

DJ Church

Cian Healy also has a small career as a professional DJ, going by the name of DJ Church. At the music festivals Oxegen 2010 and Oxegen 2011, he performed in the Electric Ballroom along with his band partner DJ Gordo. The hand sign "the Church", which Healy uses to celebrate every time he scores a Try in a Rugby match, comes from the hand symbol he uses for his DJ name.

References

1. ^ "Leicester 16–19 Leinster". BBC Sport. 2009-05-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/8057916.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
2. ^ "Jonathan Sexton inspires Leinster to Heineken Cup glory". BBC Sport. 2011-05-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/13487187.stm. Retrieved 2011-05-31. 
3. ^ "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. 
4. ^ "Ireland 'A' Go Down Fighting Against Saxons". IrishRugby.ie. 2008-02-01. Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20080204200724/http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_10891.php. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
5. ^ "Ireland 'A' Cap Off Stunning Season With Churchill Cup Success". Irishrugby.ie. 2009-06-21. http://www.irishrugby.ie/21_17717.php. Retrieved 2009-11-11. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "Healy and Sexton in Ireland squad". BBC. 2008-01-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/irish/7189325.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
7. ^ "Ireland Team Announcement". IrishRugby.ie. 2008-01-29. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20080201124449/http://www.irishrugby.ie/10735_10850.php. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
8. ^ "Prop Healy wins first Ireland cap". BBC Sport. 2009-11-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/8353396.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
9. ^ "O'Driscoll praises Irish attitude". BBC Sport. 2009-11-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/8361622.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
10. ^ "Ireland shock lifeless Wallabies". planetrugby.com. 17 September 2011. http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3558_7182928,00.html. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 

External links

• Leinster profile
• Ireland profile
• ercrugby Profile

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Name	Healy, Cian
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Date of birth	7 October 1987
Place of birth	Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
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