.jpg) van der Flier representing Ireland during the 2023 Six Nations Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Joshua Dirk van der Flier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wicklow, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Dirk van der Flier[a] (born 25 April 1993) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team.[1][2]
Van der Flier is of Dutch descent through his paternal grandparents, who moved to Ireland in the 1950s to open a radiator factory.[2] He is commonly referred to among Leinster Rugby circles as ‘The Dutch Disciple’.[3]
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- ^ "Josh van der Flier". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ a b Stafford, Mikey. "Video: Ireland new boy Josh van der Flier finally clears up pronunciation of his name". SportsJoe. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ ""Criminally underrated" – 5 most underrated players in world rugby right now". The Ruck. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.