Educated at Terenure College and the National University of Ireland, Dempsey won his first full cap as a replacement against Georgia in November 1998 and scored two tries. He became a first choice player in 2000 and played in all five of Ireland's matches at the 2003 World Cup.
He reached a milestone when winning his 50th cap in the 2004 summer tour's second Test against South Africa, and is currently the joint-fourth most-capped Irish player in history, with nine of his appearances as a winger between 1998 and 2005.
A former Ireland Under-21 and 'A' cap, Dempsey's senior career will probably be most remembered for his try in the left corner at Twickenham in 2004 which helped Ireland on their way to securing their first Triple Crown since 1985.
Most recently he helped Ireland to a 2006 Triple Crown victory in Ireland's 28–24 victory over England and Leinster to their first ever Heineken Cup win. He also won the Celtic League with Leinster.
He has been capped 82 times by Ireland, scoring 95 points(19 tries), putting him 4th on the Irish all-time international try scorer list. He has been capped 198 times for leinster scoring 184 points.
Dempsey announced that he would retire from rugby union at the end of the 2009–10 season, a week after Leinster were knocked out of the 2009–10 Heineken Cup.
girvan, dempsey, born, october, 1975, dublin, irish, former, rugby, union, footballer, played, full, back, leinster, ireland, date, birth, 1975, october, 1975, place, birthdublin, irelandheight6, weight14, schoolterenure, collegeuniversitynational, university,. Girvan Dempsey born 2 October 1975 in Dublin is an Irish former rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland 2 3 Girvan DempseyDate of birth 1975 10 02 2 October 1975 age 47 Place of birthDublin IrelandHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight14 st 5 lb 91 kg SchoolTerenure CollegeUniversityNational University of IrelandRugby union careerPosition s FullbackSenior careerYearsTeamApps Points 1993 2010Terenure College Correct as of 2007 03 06Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 1996 2010 1 Leinster Rugby173 194 Correct as of 20 December 2020National team s YearsTeamApps Points 1998 2008Ireland82 95 Correct as of 2007 03 06 Contents 1 Rugby career 2 Honours 2 1 Ireland 2 2 Leinster 3 References 4 External linksRugby career EditEducated at Terenure College and the National University of Ireland Dempsey won his first full cap as a replacement against Georgia in November 1998 and scored two tries He became a first choice player in 2000 and played in all five of Ireland s matches at the 2003 World Cup He reached a milestone when winning his 50th cap in the 2004 summer tour s second Test against South Africa and is currently the joint fourth most capped Irish player in history with nine of his appearances as a winger between 1998 and 2005 A former Ireland Under 21 and A cap Dempsey s senior career will probably be most remembered for his try in the left corner at Twickenham in 2004 which helped Ireland on their way to securing their first Triple Crown since 1985 Most recently he helped Ireland to a 2006 Triple Crown victory in Ireland s 28 24 victory over England and Leinster to their first ever Heineken Cup win He also won the Celtic League with Leinster He has been capped 82 times by Ireland scoring 95 points 19 tries putting him 4th on the Irish all time international try scorer list He has been capped 198 times for leinster scoring 184 points Dempsey announced that he would retire from rugby union at the end of the 2009 10 season a week after Leinster were knocked out of the 2009 10 Heineken Cup Honours EditIreland Edit Triple Crown 2004 2006 2007Leinster Edit Heineken Cup 2008 09 Celtic League 2007 08 Celtic League 2001 02References Edit Girvan Dempsey Leinster rugby Retrieved 20 December 2020 Leinster Rugby Profiles Ireland Players Searchable Irish Rugby Official Website Archived from the original on 17 February 2014 Retrieved 1 July 2014 http www irishrugby ie squads ireland player search phpExternal links EditLeinster Rugby profile Irish Rugby profile Sporting Heroes profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Girvan Dempsey amp oldid 1110188503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
