Eoghan Hickey
Date of birth | 29 October 1981 | ||
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Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | ||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
School | De La Salle Churchtown | ||
University | HEC Paris, Brunel University, University College Dublin (UCD) | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
1986-2000 2000-2006 2006-2007 2010-2011 |
De La Salle Palmerston UCD Garryowen Lansdowne FC | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2009 2009 2009-2010 2011-2012 2012-2015 |
Leinster Munster London Irish Worcester (loan) Wasps Petrarca Padova Massy |
3 10 29 4 8 24 34 |
(0) (30) (132) (21) (20) (213) (381) |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2000 2002 2006 2007 |
Ireland Schools Ireland U21 Irish Universities Ireland A |
4 8 1 2 |
(-) (-) (-) (0) |
Eoghan Hickey (born 29 October 1981 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional rugby union player who played for seven professional clubs throughout four countries. During the 2005–06 Celtic League Hickey played for Leinster, before transferring to Munster for the 2006–07 Celtic League. Prior to this, he played for UCD in the All-Ireland League. In 2007 he transferred to London Irish on a two-year contract before joining Wasps in 2009. In 2010 he returned home to Dublin to play with Lansdowne in the All Ireland League, before joining up with the Italian club Petrarca Padova for the 2011→2012 season. From 2012→2015, Hickey played with Massy based in south west Paris during which time he completed his third university degree.
He has represented Ireland Schools, the Ireland Universities, Ireland U21 and Ireland A, and has also played in the Heineken Cup and the Magners League.
During his playing career, Hickey also completed a BSc in Statistics from University College Dublin, an MSc in Climate Change Impacts & Sustainability from Brunel University London, and an MBA from HEC Paris. In addition, Hickey also holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies, a Certificate in Advanced Management and a Certificate in Mergers & Acquisitions.
References
- www.the42.ie/eoghan-hickey
- www.itsrugby.fr
- espn.co.uk
- www.ucd.ie/sport
- www.premiershiprugby.com
- www.skysports.com