Andrew Dunne
Encyclopedia
Andrew Dunne born 18 October 1979 in Castleknock
Dublin, Ireland
is a rugby union
player for Connacht
in the Magners League. Educated at the prestigious Belvedere College SJ in Dublin, he was influential in their 1994 Junior Cup victory. He has played club rugby for both Clontarf FC and Old Belvedere RFC helping the latter to their 2007 Leinster Senior Cup victory over his former club, Clontarf
Andrew Dunne's position of choice is as a Fly-half
Dunne was called into the Ireland A
side that was defeated by England Saxons
on 1 February 2008.
He has previously played for NEC Harlequins
, Bath
and Leinster
.
Castleknock
Castleknock is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the west of the modern administrative county of Fingal within the traditional county of Dublin. It is located west of the centre of Dublin....
Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
is a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for Connacht
Connacht Rugby
Connacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup...
in the Magners League. Educated at the prestigious Belvedere College SJ in Dublin, he was influential in their 1994 Junior Cup victory. He has played club rugby for both Clontarf FC and Old Belvedere RFC helping the latter to their 2007 Leinster Senior Cup victory over his former club, Clontarf
Clontarf, Dublin
Clontarf is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, in Ireland. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, in which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeated the Vikings of Dublin and their allies, the Irish of Leinster. This battle, which extended to districts...
Andrew Dunne's position of choice is as a Fly-half
Dunne was called into the Ireland A
Ireland A national rugby union team
The Ireland Wolfhounds are the second national rugby union team behind the Irish national side. They have previously competed in the Churchill Cup together with the England Saxons and the full national teams of Canada and the United States as well as selection of other nations' 1st, 2nd and 3rd...
side that was defeated by England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
on 1 February 2008.
He has previously played for NEC Harlequins
Harlequin F.C.
The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
, Bath
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...
and Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
.