Nick Kennedy (born 19 August 1981) is a retired English rugby union player and former Director of Rugby at London Irish. He played Lock for England, London Irish, Toulon and Harlequins.
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| Birth name | Nicholas John Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 August 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Claires Court School British School of Brussels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
In 2012 Kennedy was signed for Toulon for the upcoming 2012/13 season [10] In May 2013 he started as Toulon won the 2013 Heineken Cup Final by 16–15 against Clermont Auvergne.[11] Following his request to be released from Toulon, he returned to England to sign for Harlequins for 2013/14 season.[12]
After just one season at Harlequins, Kennedy announced his retirement from playing in May 2014 in order to pursue a coaching career after he was appointed academy director at former club London Irish.[13] On 1 July 2016 he was announced as the new Director of Rugby in a new coaching setup following the departure of Tom Coventry.[14] He left his role on 22 March 2018 shortly after the appointment of Declan Kidney as technical consultant and Les Kiss as head coach.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "England Saxons 7–13 Scotland A". BBC. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "England Saxons 51–3 USA". BBC. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Tour call-ups please Exiles coach". BBC. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Tindall left out of England squad". BBC. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "England 39–13 Pacific Islanders". BBC. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "2009 Six Nations". BBC. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "BBC UK Rugby Union article".
- ^ "Toulon claim Heineken Cup glory". ESPN. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Harlequins sign Nick Kennedy from Toulon". BBC Sport. 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Nick Kennedy retires and Paul Hodgson returns to London Irish". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Brendan Venter: London Irish name former player-coach in new set-up". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Nick Kennedy: London Irish director of rugby leaves Premiership strugglers". BBC Sport. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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