Jack Kelly (rugby union, born 1997)

Jack Kelly (born 26 October 1997) is an Irish rugby union player, who is currently a member of the Leinster academy and plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team.

For other people with the same name, see John Kelly.
Jack Kelly
Date of birth (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight86 kg (13.5 st; 190 lb)
SchoolSt Michael's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback (15s);
Forward (7s)
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Dublin University ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Leinster 1 (0)
Correct as of 23 November 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Ireland U20
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2019– Ireland 7s 2
Correct as of 14 July 2019

Early life

Kelly lived in France for two years during his childhood, also playing rugby, and speaks fluent French.[1] Kelly attended secondary school at St. Michael's College in Dublin. Despite playing in several strong school teams with fellow future professional rugby players such as Dan Leavy, James Ryan and others, he did not win a Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup medal.

Leinster

Kelly joined the Leinster academy immediately upon leaving school in 2016. He made his senior Leinster debut in 2018 against Ospreys. He combines his rugby career with studying law in Trinity College, Dublin.[2]

National team

Kelly was selected to captain the Ireland national under-20 rugby union team for the 2017 Six Nations, becoming the sixth consecutive Ireland under 20s captain to have attended St. Michael's College.[3] Ireland had a mixed campaign, finishing fourth, before enduring a poor Junior World Championship in June 2017, finishing tenth of twelve teams.

Kelly also plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team. He debuted for the team at the 2019 London Sevens,[4] and also played in a 2019 European qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Kelly had a breakout season during the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, Ireland’s first season as a core team on the Series, where Kelly led all Irish forwards with nine clean breaks and eight tries.[5]

References
  1. "I moved to France with my family when I was younger and can speak fluent French" Independent, 24 July 2019.
  2. https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/leinster-rugby/the-leinster-academy-is-producing-high-achievers-both-on-and-off-the-pitch-36473967.html
  3. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/ireland-s-jack-kelly-takes-inspiration-from-leinster-young-guns-1.2952836
  4. "Ireland Men’s Sevens squad confirmed for London 7s at Twickenham", Leinster Rugby, 21 May 2019.
  5. Player statistics, World Rugby. Accessed 11-11-2020.


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