Robert Kearney was born on 26 March 1986 and is an Irish rugby union former player.
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25 Facts About Rob Kearney
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Rob Kearney played for 15 years for Leinster followed by a 6 month stint in Australia, playing for Perth based side Western Force.
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Rob Kearney attended Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare for his secondary education.
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Rob Kearney graduated in April 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Rob Kearney attended University College Dublin on a sports scholarship where he played for the rugby team.
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Rob Kearney graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
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Rob Kearney played for Leinster at both schoolboy and U-19 level before going onto represent them as a senior.
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Rob Kearney scored a hat-trick of tries on his debut for Leinster in a pre-season friendly win over Parma.
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Rob Kearney made 32 appearances in the competition, scoring eight tries, with three penalties during a period in September 2006, when usual place kicker, Felipe Contepomi was injured.
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Rob Kearney was part of Leinster's Heineken Cup winning team in 2009 but missed the 2011 final due to injury.
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Rob Kearney confirmed his departure from Leinster on 24 September 2020.
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In late September 2020, it was confirmed that Rob Kearney had signed a one-year contract with Australian side Western Force.
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Rob Kearney announced his retirement from rugby after one season with Western Force in Super Rugby AU and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.
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Rob Kearney was first called into the Irish training squad for 2005's autumn internationals, but didn't play.
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Rob Kearney was a member of the victorious Ireland team that won the 2009 Six Nations Championship, Triple Crown and Grand Slam.
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One of the most famous incidents in Rob Kearney's career was a high tackle incident involving Italy's Andrea Masi in the first minute of a game.
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Rob Kearney missed almost a year — from November 2010 until August 2011 — due to a knee injury that required surgery.
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Rob Kearney played in all the other games, which saw Ireland finish third in the table.
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Rob Kearney was in the first Irish rugby team in 39 years to beat Australia on Australian soil, in the 2018 summer series.
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Rob Kearney is the third of five Rob Kearney children; he has an older brother, Richard, a younger brother Dave and a sister, Cara, the youngest of the five children.
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In February 2015, Rob Kearney was announced as the newest brand ambassador for Newbridge Silverware.
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