Keith Gleeson

Keith Gleeson (born 21 June 1976) is a retired Irish Australian rugby union football player.

Keith Gleeson

Birth name	Keith Gleeson
Date of birth	(1976-06-17) 17 June 1976
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb)
School	St Aloysius' College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Northern Suburbs () – St Mary's College () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2008 Leinster 120 (70) Correct as of 3 May 2008 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–2001 Waratahs () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995 Australia U19 1996–1997 Australia U21 2001–2007 Ireland A 6 (5) 2002–2007 Ireland 27 (20)

Early life

Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland, before moving to Australia with his family as a child. Raised in Sydney, Australia, Gleeson attended Catholic Jesuit school St Aloysius' College representing the schools 1st XV rugby union team over 2 years and as captain in the latter and playing for the CAS 1st XV and the New South Wales 2nd XV. He went on to represent Australia at u/19 and u/21 (Captain).

Professional rugby career

Gleeson has enjoyed a distinct career, representing Northern Suburbs in the Sydney competition, the NSW Waratahs in the Super 12, Leinster in Ireland and finally most notably Ireland. His preferred position is as an openside flanker. Perhaps the highlight of his career was representing Ireland in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He stands 1.86 m and his playing weight is 98 kg. On numerous occasions George Hook has stated that Gleeson should start for Ireland as he feels he is their best openside flanker. Gleeson retired from professional rugby at the end of the 07/08 season with a Magners League winners medal.

External links

• Leinster profile
• ERC profile
• Sporting Heroes profile
• "Norths Rugby Club Honour Roll". Archived from the original on 15 June 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
• Keith Gleeson at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Keith Gleeson at ESPNscrum