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| Birth name | Sean Patrick Carey | ||||
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| Date of birth | 01 November 1987 | ||||
| Height | 183cm (6ft) | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||
| School | Garbally College | ||||
| University | NUI Galway | ||||
| Rugby union career | |||||
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Sean Carey (born 1 November 1987) is a rugby player from Galway, Ireland who has represented Ireland u19s and the UAE national team. He plays as a Centre, Wing or Full Back.
Early Life[edit]
Sean attended second level schooling at St. Josephs College Garbally in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway and received a degree in Commerce from NUI Galway in 2009. He played his junior rugby with Ballinasloe RFC. [1]
Career[edit]
Carey played his rugby with the Buccaneers Rugby Club in Athlone and Connacht Rugby while studying at Garbally College and NUI Galway. During this time he also represented both Ireland u19s at the Rugby World Championships in Dubai in 2006[2][3][4][5][6]
When he finished his educational studies he then moved to France to spend a year playing with Stade Rodez Aveyron in the Federal 1 League. [7]
He then returned to Ireland and spent two seasons playing with Lansdowne RFC in Dublin and was part of the All-Ireland League winning team of 2012/13. [8][9][10][11]
In Sept 2013 Sean moved to Dubai to pursue a career in sports management. [12]
After 3 years of playing rugby in the UAE he qualified for the UAE National team through the 3 year World Rugby residence rule. In the Summer of 2017 he was capped 3 times against Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Phillipines. [13]
In the Summer of 2017 Carey founded the Dubai Eagles Rugby Club at Dubai Sports City. They compete in the West Asia Premiership. [14]
References[edit]
- ^ "SCHOOLS RUGBY: Luck of the draw favours Sligo and Clifden - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Connacht U19 team to play Munster named". 2005-09-08. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "England U19s too strong for Irish". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Ireland U19's Defeated by France". Munster. 2006-04-10. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Ireland U19s grab fifth place". 2006-04-21. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "UCD 30-24 Buccaneers". RTE.ie. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Rugby: arrivée de Sean Carey à Rodez". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Carey snatches the spoils for Lansdowne in a thriller". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Irish Rugby.ie". irishrugby.ie. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "All-Ireland League uncovered - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Lansdowne take first ever AIL title with win over Clontarf - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Sean Carey's decision to ditch Dublin for Dubai pays off with place in UAE rugby squad". The National. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Meet the Irish playing international rugby for the UAE". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Sean Carey hoping Dubai Eagles can soar as they join UAE rugby scene for 2017/18 season - Article - Sport360". sport360.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.