Damien Varley
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Damien Varley is a rugby union
player for Munster. He plays as a Hooker. Varley was educated in St. Munchin's College
in Limerick
where he scored two tries as Munchin's won the Munster Schools Senior Cup
final in 2002. He studied at the University of Limerick. Varley joined the Ireland squad for the 2010 Summer Tour
as cover for Jerry Flannery, and was selected for the New Zealand Barbarians for their match against New Zealand Maori, after the IRFU agreed to release two players for the fixture, but had to withdraw from the squad due to a back injury. He came on as a substitute for Ireland against the Maori a week later, and was named on the bench for Ireland's game against Australia, coming on to win his first cap in the last few minutes. He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2010 Autumn Tests, and came on against Argentina. He is regarded by many as an up and coming talent and is much loved by the ever faithful Munster supporters. He has played for Ireland Wolfhounds. He currently has 2 caps, against Australia and Argentina. He was selected in Ireland's training squad for the 2011 World Cup warm-ups in August, but was left out of the final squad. However, during training at the World Cup, Jerry Flannery
suffered an injury and Varley was called up to replace him in the squad.
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 Munster. He plays as a Hooker. Varley was educated in St. Munchin's College
St. Munchin's College
St. Munchin's College is a second-level education college located in the Limerick city suburb of Corbally in the Irish county of Limerick. The school was founded in 1796.-College crest:...
in Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
where he scored two tries as Munchin's won the Munster Schools Senior Cup
Munster Schools Senior Cup
The Munster Schools Senior Cup or Munster Senior Cup is the under-age rugby union competition for schools affiliated to the Munster Branch of the IRFU. The competition is currently sponsored by Avonmore....
final in 2002. He studied at the University of Limerick. Varley joined the Ireland squad for the 2010 Summer Tour
2010 mid-year rugby test series
The 2010 mid-year rugby Test series refers to the rugby union Internationals that were played from late May to late June, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere....
as cover for Jerry Flannery, and was selected for the New Zealand Barbarians for their match against New Zealand Maori, after the IRFU agreed to release two players for the fixture, but had to withdraw from the squad due to a back injury. He came on as a substitute for Ireland against the Maori a week later, and was named on the bench for Ireland's game against Australia, coming on to win his first cap in the last few minutes. He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2010 Autumn Tests, and came on against Argentina. He is regarded by many as an up and coming talent and is much loved by the ever faithful Munster supporters. He has played for Ireland Wolfhounds. He currently has 2 caps, against Australia and Argentina. He was selected in Ireland's training squad for the 2011 World Cup warm-ups in August, but was left out of the final squad. However, during training at the World Cup, Jerry Flannery
Jerry Flannery
Jeremiah Paul "Jerry" Flannery is an Irish rugby union player who plays at Hooker for Munster and Ireland.-Early career:...
suffered an injury and Varley was called up to replace him in the squad.