Birth name | James Peter Richard Heislip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 December 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tiberias, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Newbridge College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Dublin City University Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Heislip (born 15 December 1983) is an Irish former rugby union player who represented Leinster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions. He played as a number 8. Heislip earned 95 caps for Ireland during his international career from 2006 to 2017, making him one of the most capped players in Irish national team history.