Jeremy Staunton

Jeremy Staunton
Birth name	Jeremy Staunton
Date of birth	7 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Limerick, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School	St Munchin's College
University	University of Limerick
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-half Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Garryowen
Senior career
Years	Team
1999–2004	Munster
2004-2005	Harlequins
2005-2009	Wasps
2007	→ London Irish (loan)
2009-2012	Leicester Tigers
1999–2012	Total
International career
Years	Team
1999–2007	Ireland A
2001–2007	Ireland

Jeremy Staunton (born 7 May 1980) is an Irish rugby union fly-half and Fullback, having retired in 2012 while playing for English club Leicester Tigers in the top level of English rugby, the English Premiership. He has also played at every level for Ireland.

He was educated at St Munchin's College Limerick and University of Limerick.

Staunton began his rugby career with his local team Galbally RFC in County Limerick, Ireland. Later, he played for Garryowen Football Club in the All-Ireland League before earning a contract with Munster in 1999, at the age of 19. He enjoyed five successful seasons with Munster, playing in both the fly-half and full back positions, helping Munster to win the Celtic League in February 2002. Seeing his opportunities limited behind Ronan O'Gara he joined Harlequins in the summer of 2004 before moving on to London Wasps in the summer of 2005. He was part of the Wasps side that won the Powergen Anglo-Welsh cup in 2006, the Heineken Cup in 2007 and the English Premiership in 2008, beating Leicester.^[2] He then joined Leicester in the summer of 2009 where he proved a very successful signing and helped to win two further Aviva Premiership titles for the club, playing in the 2010 final,^[3] as well as the LV Cup in March 2012 shortly before his retirement.^[4]

Staunton earned his first Irish cap on 11 November 2001 against Samoa, scoring a try on his debut international appearance. He earned a further two caps on the Irish tour to Japan in 2005 and also toured New Zealand and Australia with Ireland in June 2006, earning another cap. In June 2007, prior to the Rugby World Cup, he started at Fly-half for Ireland on their tour of Argentina.^[5]

Staunton taught at Denstone College in 2015 but is now a teacher of Mathematics and Technical Graphics in Castleknock College County Dublin.

References

^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "Guinness Premiership final". BBC. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ "Leicester 33-27 Saracens". BBC. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union News, Live Rugby Scores, Results & Fixtures | Vesty to fit in Bath". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ "Irish Rugby : Head-To-Head: Ireland v Argentina". Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

External links

[1] "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[2] "Guinness Premiership final". BBC. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[3] "Leicester 33-27 Saracens". BBC. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[4] "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union News, Live Rugby Scores, Results & Fixtures | Vesty to fit in Bath". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[5] "Irish Rugby : Head-To-Head: Ireland v Argentina". Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

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