Girvan Dempsey (born 2 October 1975 in Dublin) is a rugby union footballer who plays at full back for Leinster and Ireland.

Rugby career

Girvan started his rugby career at Terenure College where he helped the school to a Leinster Senior Cup trophy, and later played full back for Terenure College RFC. Girvan has over 75 international caps for Ireland and scored the match winning try in Ireland's victory over England at Twickenham in 2004 and scored again in 2007. Most recently he helped Ireland to a 2006 Triple Crown victory in Ireland's 28-24 victory over England. For Ireland's match against the Wallabies in Perth in June 2006 Dempsey was recalled to the Irish starting line-up in place of Geordan Murphy, the first time he has ousted Murphy from the lineup when both players were fit.

Personal life

On July 8, 2006, Dempsey married Anne-Marie Craig in Kilquade, County Wicklow.

References

External links

• Leinster Rugby profile
• Irish Rugby profile
• Sporting Heroes profile