Jamie Heaslip
Jamie Heaslip was born in Tiberias, Northern District, Israel on December 15th, 1983 and is the Rugby Player. At the age of 40, Jamie Heaslip biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Heaslip made his Leinster senior debut in the Celtic League in March 2005. Heaslip was named in the first Celtic League Dream Team in 2007 and along with Ben Blair and Felipe Contepomi retained his place in 2008, in 2009 he became the only player to have been named in all three sides and retained his unique record in 2010. Heaslip scored his side’s only try in the Heineken Cup semi-final in which Leinster were defeated 26–16 by the eventual champions Toulouse.
International career
The first Irish cap he received was in an autumn series test of 2006 against the Pacific Islands. He had the honour of being the 1000th player to wear the green of Ireland. He was a member of the victorious Ireland team that won the 2009 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam He also was nominated for the IRB International Player of the Year for 2009.
Heaslip was sent off for Ireland against New Zealand on 12 June 2010, the first Irish player to be sent off in the professional era, for striking an opposition player (Richie McCaw) with his knee in frustration. He subsequently received a five-week suspension from the International Rugby Board.
Heaslip was selected to captain Ireland against South Africa in the 2012 Autumn Tests, after Brian O'Driscoll, Paul O'Connell and Rory Best were all ruled out through injury.
In January 2013, Heaslip was named by Declan Kidney as the new Ireland captain for the 2013 Six Nations Championship, replacing Brian O'Driscoll who had held the role since 2003.
Heaslip was nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year in 2016, winning the award for Try of the Year against Italy on 12 March in the 2016 Six Nations Championship.
On 26 February 2018, Heaslip announced his retirement from rugby due to injury. He had been due to play for Ireland against England in the 2017 Six Nations Championship on 18 March, but pulled out during the warm-up with what seemed like an innocuous injury at the time.
Heaslip was a member of the British & Irish Lions squad for the 2009 tour to South Africa, where started all three tests on the tour. He was also selected for the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia.