Aidan McCullen
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Aidan McCullen is a retired Ireland national rugby union team
player who plays as a back rower
, who can play 6, 7 or 8 and has also played for Leinster
at second row. He has played for the Ireland sevens
side on many competitions including Hong Kong Sevens
and the Rugby World Cup Sevens
. He is one of Ireland's most capped sevens players, renowned for his ball handling ability. McCullen has 20 European cup caps. He has over 60 caps for Leinster and won his one international 15s cap for the game between Ireland and Samoa on June 20 2003. His international progress was halted by injury, before he was sought out and signed by Toulouse
. In Toulouse McCullen was in the starting team keeping both Isitola Maka and Yannick Nyanga out of the team. His success at Toulouse was once again thwarted by injury, when he joined London Irish
until 2008. It appears McCullen is now player/coach of Irish Club side Lansdowne.
McCullen is now retired and head of Digital for Irish Entrepreneur Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Group.
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
player who plays as a back rower
Rugby union positions
In the game rugby union, there are fifteen players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs . Depending upon the competition, there may be up to eight replacement players. Early games consisted primarily of forwards that attacked plus a handful of "tends" that played back in defence...
, who can play 6, 7 or 8 and has also played for 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...
at second row. He has played for the Ireland sevens
Ireland national rugby union team (sevens)
The Ireland national rugby union sevens team have previously competed in the IRB Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. Although there is no permanent team at present, there may well be in the future.-Results:...
side on many competitions including Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
and the Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens
The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international Rugby sevens competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by the men's national sevens teams every four years. The inaugural tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, the...
. He is one of Ireland's most capped sevens players, renowned for his ball handling ability. McCullen has 20 European cup caps. He has over 60 caps for Leinster and won his one international 15s cap for the game between Ireland and Samoa on June 20 2003. His international progress was halted by injury, before he was sought out and signed by Toulouse
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...
. In Toulouse McCullen was in the starting team keeping both Isitola Maka and Yannick Nyanga out of the team. His success at Toulouse was once again thwarted by injury, when he joined London Irish
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
until 2008. It appears McCullen is now player/coach of Irish Club side Lansdowne.
McCullen is now retired and head of Digital for Irish Entrepreneur Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Group.