Birth name | Denis Hickie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 February 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 9 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Mary's College, Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denis Anthony Hickie (Irish name: Donnacadh Antoin Ó hIceadh; born 13 February 1976), is a retired professional rugby union player formerly employed by the Irish Rugby Football Union. He played his club rugby for Leinster. His primary position was on the wing. He earned 51 caps for Ireland, scoring 29 tries for Ireland and held the Irish try-scoring record until his Leinster colleague Brian O'Driscoll broke it in 2008.
He is also known as Disco Denis as a result of his quick feet. Other names include Le Hique, Tickets, and DenDen.[citation needed]