Shane Jennings
Encyclopedia
Shane Jennings born 8 July 1981 in Dublin, Ireland
is a rugby union
player for Leinster Rugby
in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup
.
He is also registered to St. Mary's College RFC who play in AIB League Division 1.
He plays as an Openside Flanker.
Jennings was called into the Ireland A
side that was defeated by England Saxons
on 1 February 2008.
Jennings impressed for Leinster in the 2004-05 Heineken Cup
when Keith Gleeson
was injured, however Gleeson returned from injury for the quarter final with Leicester Tigers
, having had no previous game time. Leicester had previously identified Jennings as a threat. After the game which Leicester won 29–13, Leicester's retiring openside Neil Back
approached Jennings and offered to open contract negotiations. He signed for Leicester for the 2006 season, along with fellow Leinster forward Leo Cullen
winning the English Premiership in 2007. He re-signed for Leinster on a three year contract for the start of the 2007/8 season winning the Magners League in 2008 and European Cup in 2009. http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=20&docID=1471
His international ambitions have thus far been hampered largely due to a surplus of quality Irish back row forwards, though he is still young. In April 2007, he was named in the Irish squad to tour Argentina
and earned his first cap on 2 June.
In October 2009 he was banned for twelve weeks for making contact with the eye area of Nick Kennedy
of London Irish
in the first round of the Heineken Cup.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
is a rugby union
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 Leinster Rugby
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...
in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
.
He is also registered to St. Mary's College RFC who play in AIB League Division 1.
He plays as an Openside Flanker.
Jennings was called into the Ireland A
Ireland A national rugby union team
The Ireland Wolfhounds are the second national rugby union team behind the Irish national side. They have previously competed in the Churchill Cup together with the England Saxons and the full national teams of Canada and the United States as well as selection of other nations' 1st, 2nd and 3rd...
side that was defeated by England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
on 1 February 2008.
Jennings impressed for Leinster in the 2004-05 Heineken Cup
2004-05 Heineken Cup
The 2004-5 Heineken Cup was the tenth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams, from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other...
when Keith Gleeson
Keith Gleeson
Keith Gleeson is a retired Irish rugby union football player.- Early life :Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland, before moving to Australia with his family as a child after attending St. Michaels College, Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4 for several years...
was injured, however Gleeson returned from injury for the quarter final with Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
, having had no previous game time. Leicester had previously identified Jennings as a threat. After the game which Leicester won 29–13, Leicester's retiring openside Neil Back
Neil Back
Neil Antony Back is a former international rugby union footballer for England, who also played for Leicester Tigers, and captained both England and Leicester during his career....
approached Jennings and offered to open contract negotiations. He signed for Leicester for the 2006 season, along with fellow Leinster forward Leo Cullen
Leo Cullen (rugby player)
Leo Cullen is an Irish rugby union player who plays Lock for Irish club Leinster Rugby and Ireland. He was educated, firstly at Willow Park which is the junior school to Blackrock College where he attended secondary school...
winning the English Premiership in 2007. He re-signed for Leinster on a three year contract for the start of the 2007/8 season winning the Magners League in 2008 and European Cup in 2009. http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=20&docID=1471
His international ambitions have thus far been hampered largely due to a surplus of quality Irish back row forwards, though he is still young. In April 2007, he was named in the Irish squad to tour Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and earned his first cap on 2 June.
In October 2009 he was banned for twelve weeks for making contact with the eye area of Nick Kennedy
Nick Kennedy
Nick Kennedy is a rugby union footballer who plays Lock for London Irish and England.His uncle Duncan Kennedy is a BBC news correspondent.Kennedy represented England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup and 2007 Churchill Cup....
of 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...
in the first round of the Heineken Cup.