Kelly was part of the famous Munster team that beat Gloucester in the 'Miracle Match'. Munster required a try bonus-point, as well as a victory margin of 27 points, to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2002–03 Heineken Cup, and Kelly scored two tries as Munster won 33–6.[4]
In December 2007, Kelly announced that he would retire from rugby when his contract expired at the end of that month.[8] He captained Munster in his final game for the province against Connacht,[9] a game that was won by Munster. He was replaced with a minute to go in the 17–0 victory, to a tremendous reaction from the crowd, and was later chaired off the pitch by his peers.[10] After the game, Kelly officially retired from club and international rugby.[11]
The World Cup quarter-final against France turned out to be Kelly's final appearance for Ireland. Despite being named in squads over the coming seasons, injury always struck before Kelly could add to his caps.
Referencesedit
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^"Munster Rugby 33–6 Gloucester". munsterrugby.ie. 18 January 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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External linksedit
Munster profile
Ireland profile
ESPNscrum profile
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john, kelly, rugby, union, born, 1974, other, people, with, same, name, john, kelly, disambiguation, rugby, union, rugby, league, footballer, 1930s, 1940s, bramley, leeds, john, kelly, rugby, born, 1917, john, kelly, born, april, 1974, retired, irish, rugby, u. For other people with the same name see John Kelly disambiguation For the rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s for Bramley RU and Leeds RL see John Kelly rugby born 1917 John Kelly born 18 April 1974 is a retired Irish rugby union footballer He played for Munster in the Celtic League and the Heineken Cup and played for Cork Constitution in the All Ireland League AIL John KellyBirth nameJohn P KellyDate of birth 1974 04 18 18 April 1974 age 49 Place of birthDublin Republic of IrelandHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Weight89 kg 196 lb SchoolSt Francis College RochestownUniversityUniversity College CorkRugby union careerPosition s Wing CentreAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Cork Con Senior careerYearsTeamApps Points 1997 2007Munster154 170 Correct as of 4 Dec 2011International careerYearsTeamApps Points 2000 062002 03Ireland AIreland1117 15 40 Correct as of 4 Dec 2011 Contents 1 Munster 2 Ireland 3 References 4 External linksMunster editKelly made his Munster debut against Cardiff Blues in September 1997 He scored his first try for Munster in this game 1 He was part of the Munster team that lost to Northampton Saints in the 2000 Heineken Cup Final 2 and he was again on the losing side when Munster lost to Leicester Tigers in the 2002 Heineken Cup Final 3 Kelly was part of the famous Munster team that beat Gloucester in the Miracle Match Munster required a try bonus point as well as a victory margin of 27 points to advance to the quarter finals of the 2002 03 Heineken Cup and Kelly scored two tries as Munster won 33 6 4 He won the 2002 03 Celtic League with Munster when they beat Neath to secure the title 5 He missed the 2005 Celtic Cup Final against Llanelli Scarlets through injury a game which Munster won 6 In May 2006 Kelly was part of the Munster team that won the province s first Heineken Cup defeating Biarritz Olympique 19 23 in the 2006 Heineken Cup Final 7 In December 2007 Kelly announced that he would retire from rugby when his contract expired at the end of that month 8 He captained Munster in his final game for the province against Connacht 9 a game that was won by Munster He was replaced with a minute to go in the 17 0 victory to a tremendous reaction from the crowd and was later chaired off the pitch by his peers 10 After the game Kelly officially retired from club and international rugby 11 Ireland editKelly made his debut for Ireland against Italy in March 2002 in a 2002 Six Nations Championship game at Lansdowne Road He scored two tries on his debut 12 He was selected in Ireland s squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia 13 and featured in the pool games against Romania Namibia and Australia He also played in the quarter final against France 14 The World Cup quarter final against France turned out to be Kelly s final appearance for Ireland Despite being named in squads over the coming seasons injury always struck before Kelly could add to his caps References edit Munster Rugby 32 37 Cardiff Blues munsterrugby ie 27 September 1997 Archived from the original on 5 September 2012 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Munster Rugby 8 9 Northampton Saints munsterrugby ie 27 May 2000 Archived from the original on 25 August 2013 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Leicester Tigers 15 9 Munster Rugby munsterrugby ie 25 May 2002 Archived from the original on 25 August 2013 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Munster Rugby 33 6 Gloucester munsterrugby ie 18 January 2003 Archived from the original on 5 September 2012 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Munster Rugby 37 17 Neath munsterrugby ie 1 February 2003 Archived from the original on 25 August 2013 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Kelly Out of Cup Final munsterrugby ie 12 May 2005 Archived from the original on 18 December 2010 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 19 23 Munster Rugby munsterrugby ie 20 May 2006 Archived from the original on 23 October 2013 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Kelly To Call It A Day munsterrugby ie 19 December 2007 Archived from the original on 19 November 2011 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Kelly Captains Munster munsterrugby ie 23 December 2007 Archived from the original on 18 November 2011 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Munster Take The Points and the Plaudits munsterrugby ie 27 December 2007 Archived from the original on 19 November 2011 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Kelly Brings Curtain Down on Remarkable Career munsterrugby ie 26 December 2007 Archived from the original on 19 November 2011 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Ireland 32 17 Italy espnscrum com 23 March 2002 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Ireland Rugby World Cup Squad 2003 irishrugby ie 7 September 2003 Archived from the original on 6 January 2012 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Statsguru John Kelly 2003 Rugby World Cup espnscrum com Retrieved 4 December 2011 External links editMunster profile Ireland profile ESPNscrum profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Kelly rugby union born 1974 amp oldid 1201430157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
