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2022 Rugby Union Player of the Year, Josh Van Der Flier

About Josh Van Der Flier is an Irish rugby player who plays as a flanker for Leinster and the Irish national team. Life and Career Josh Van Der Flier was born on the 25 of April,1993 in Wicklow. He is of Dutch descent through his paternal grandparents who moved to Ireland in the 1950s to open a radiator factory. Van Der Flier attended Wesley College and University College Dublin. As part of the Leinster Academy he eventually played with the senior team and made his debut against Zebre in 2014. The next year he would be given a senior team contract. He played in the Champions Cup and the United Rugby Championship. In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad where he showed that he was a standout player with great potential as a flanker. He made his debut at the six nations in a loss to England at Twickenham Stadium. Honours Throughout his career Josh Van Der Flier has won: The 2018 champions cup and European player of the year in 2022 Six nations, grand slam and triple crown Rugby Uni...

Irish Rugby Legend: Brian O'Driscoll

About  Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish rugby union player and is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time . He played as 13 or outside centre for Leinster rugby team, he also Captained the Irish national team and the British and Irish Lions, a combined squad of the best players from the UK and Ireland. O'Driscoll is the fourth most capped player in rugby history with 141 appearances. He is the 8th highest try scorer in international rugby history with 47 tries. Early Life  O'Driscoll was born in Dublin. The  O'Driscoll's family was steeped in rugby. His father, Frank, played two games for Ireland and a cousin of his father,  Barry , won four caps.  Barry's brother John however had  represented Ireland 26 times and was a member of the Lions side that toured in 1980 . As a child, Brian played Gaelic Football before switching to rugby.  He went to Blackrock College , where he played in the Senior Cup  team.  He was  ...

2021 Rugby Union Player of the Year, Antoine Dupont

 About Antoine Dupont is considered one of the best rugby union players. He plays as a scrum half for Toulouse rugby club and the French national team, the latter of which he is the captain of. Life and Club Career Dupont was born on the 15th of November 1996, he grew up in the village of Castelnau-Magnoac and at the age of 4 he started playing for the local rugby club Magnoac FC. He joined second division club "FC Auch Gers" in 2011 as a junior, he displayed promising talent at the club.  Auch were later relegated from the second division in 2014 and Dupont joined the Top 14 (first division) club Castres Olympique after they won the title in 2013. In 2016 he was recruited by Toulouse to play in the 2017-18 season.  Academically, Dupont studied for a master's degree in sport management in 2019 at the Toulouse School of Management  At Toulouse, Dupont's talent flourished as he won the Top 14 title twice with the club and beat rivals La Rochelle 22-17 in the 2020-2021 ...