Gordon D'Arcy

Gordon D'Arcy
Date of birth (1980-02-10) 10 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birthFerns, County Wexford, Ireland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 4 lb (91 kg)
SchoolClongowes Wood College
UniversityUniversity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Inside Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Lansdowne FC ()
– Wexford Wanderers ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2015 Leinster 257 (334)
Correct as of 15 August 2015[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997 Ireland Schools 3
1998 Ireland U-19s 1
1999–2000 Ireland U-21s 7
1999–2015 Ireland Wolfhounds 11 (10)
1999–2015 Ireland 82 (35)
2005, 2009 British & Irish Lions 1 (0)
Correct as of 15 August 2015

Gordon William D'Arcy (born 10 February 1980, in Ferns, County Wexford[2]) is a retired Irish rugby player who played most of his career at inside centre. He played for Irish provincial side Leinster for his entire professional career and is second on the record list for most Leinster appearances at 257, behind Devon Toner and is third on the all time Leinster try list with 60.[3] He was registered to club side Lansdowne.

D'Arcy retired from rugby in 2015 having won three Heineken Cups, a Challenge Cup and four league titles with Leinster, two Six Nations titles with Ireland, including a Grand Slam in 2009, and travelled on two British & Irish Lions tours.[4][5]

  1. ^ "GORDON D'ARCY". Leinster rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Hey, D'Arcy". The Sunday Tribune. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  3. ^ "HISTORIC PLAYER STATISTICS". Leinster rugby. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Gordon D'Arcy To Retire After Rugby World Cup". Irish Rugby. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Gordon D'Arcy: "No Substitute for Hard Work"". LineoutCoach. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2016.