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| Born | 21 September 1995 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Adam Leavy (born 21 September 1995) is a rugby union player. He plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team as a forward.
Leavy debuted for the Ireland sevens team at the Exeter leg of the 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series.[1] Leavy represented Ireland at the 2018 Paris Sevens, helping Ireland notch wins against core teams Australia and Spain to finish in seventh place. Leavy played for Ireland at the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier, helping Ireland win the qualifying tournament and gain a place as a core team for the 2019-20 World Rugby Sevens Series.[2] Leavy also played at the 2019 London Sevens, helping Ireland secure wins against core teams England, Scotland, and Canada to finish in sixth.[3]
Leavy has also played rugby fifteens. As a schoolboy, Leavy played rugby for St Michael's College, Dublin.[4][5] Playing as a wing, Leavy was a member of the Connacht Rugby academy and also played for Lansdowne in the All-Ireland League.[1][6]
Leavy was a member of the Ireland national rugby sevens team that qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7][8]
Adam is a brother of Leinster flanker, Dan Leavy.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Farrell, Sean. "Connacht academy wing Leavy joins Ireland 7s squad targeting World Cup qualification". The42. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "Ireland Men Clinch World Sevens Series Qualification In Hong Kong". Irish Rugby. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "Watch: Ireland still to face Scotland after victory over England and defeat to All-Blacks at London rugby 7s". Independent.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "Deegan try earns St Michael's success". Independent.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "Newbridge heartbreak as Gilsenan seals St Michael's comeback". Independent.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "TheJournal.ie - 'If you strip it all back in rugby, it's who hits who the hardest'". www.the42.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "Ireland Rugby 7s book first-ever place at Olympics after shock final win over France". independent. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ Team, The42. "Sensational second half sees Ireland Men's Sevens qualify for Tokyo Olympics". The42. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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