Eddie Halvey
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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Eddie Halvey
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Edward Oliver Halvey
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|08|11}}
| birth_place = Limerick, Ireland
| height = {{height|m=1.93}}
| weight = {{convert|108|kg|st lbs|abbr=on}}
| ru_currentclub =
| position = Flanker
| amatyears1 =
| amatteam1 = Shannon
| amatapps1 =
| amatpoints1 =
| clubs1 = Munster
| clubs2 = London Irish
| clubs3 = Munster
| years1 = 1995–2000
| years2 = 2000–2002
| years3 = 2002–2004
| apps1 = 32
| apps2 = 34
| apps3 = 18
| points1 = 25
| points2 = 20
| points3 = 0
| ru_clubupdate = 15 September 2011
| repyears1 = 1995–1997
| repteam1 = Ireland
| repcaps1 = 8
| reppoints1 = 10
| ru_ntupdate = 15 September 2011
}}
Eddie Halvey (born 11 August 1970) is a retired Irish rugby union player for Munster, London Irish and Ireland. He played as a flanker. On 12 May 2009 he received a 7-month suspended sentence for causing the death of Kevin Walsh, then 16, in 2006 while driving at over twice the legal limit.
Munster
Halvey made his debut for Munster against Swansea in November 1995, a game that was also Munster's first ever Heineken Cup appearance.{{cite web|url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/match_centre.php?section=overview&fixid=641 |title=Munster 17 V 13 Swansea |date=1 November 1995 |work=munsterrugby.ie |access-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806012408/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/match_centre.php?section=overview&fixid=641 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |df=dmy }}
London Irish
He joined the Exiles in 2000,{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/4758729/Halvey-the-cream-of-London-Irish-crop.html|title=Halvey the cream of London Irish crop|date=13 July 2000|work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=15 September 2011}} and made his debut against Harlequins in August of that year. He started in the 2002 Powergen Cup Final at Twickenham, as London Irish defeated the Northampton Saints.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/1937800.stm|title=Exiles claim Cup glory|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 April 2002|access-date=12 December 2009}}
Return to Munster
In 2002 Halvey rejoined Munster,{{cite web|url=http://www.london-irish.com/news/Irish10633.ink |title=Eddie Halvey Returns to Munster |date=2 August 2002 |work=london-irish.com |access-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829085518/http://www.london-irish.com/news/Irish10633.ink |archive-date=29 August 2012 |df=dmy }} and went on to play a further two season with his home province, making his final appearance against Cardiff Blues in April 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/match_centre.php?section=overview&fixid=362 |title=Cardiff Blues 60 - 14 Munster |date=30 April 2004 |work=munsterrugby.ie |access-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806012433/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/match_centre.php?section=overview&fixid=362 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |df=dmy }}
Ireland
Halvey made his Ireland debut against France in March 1995, during the 1995 Five Nations Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/22891.html|title=Ireland 7 - 25 France|date=4 March 1995|work=ESPNscrum|access-date=15 September 2011}} He earned three caps at the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, against Japan, Wales and France. The first of his two international tries came during the Japan match, and the second came four days later during the game against Wales. Halvey's last appearance for Ireland came against Canada in November 1997.
References
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External links
- [http://munsterrugby.ie/player?PlayGuid=EH659428 Munster profile]
- [http://www.irishrugby.ie/squads/index.php?player=3695&includeref=dynamic IRFU profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612114549/http://www.irishrugby.ie/squads/index.php?player=3695&includeref=dynamic |date=12 June 2012 }}
- {{ESPNscrum|11951}}
{{Ireland Squad 1995 World Cup}}
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Category:Irish rugby union players
Category:Munster Rugby players