Frankie Sheahan

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Frankie Sheahan

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Frank Jeremiah Sheahan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|8|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Canada

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| weight = {{convert|107|kg|st lbs|abbr=on}}

| position = Hooker

| amatyears1 = 1994–1997

| amatyears2 = 1997–2009

| amatteam1 = UCC

| amatteam2 = Cork Constitution

| amatapps1 =

| amatpoints1 =

| ru_amateurupdate =

| years1 = 1996–2009

| clubs1 = Munster

| apps1 = 163

| points1 = 110

| ru_clubupdate = 5 June 2010

| repteam1 = Ireland A

| repteam2 = Ireland

| repyears1 = 1999–2008

| repyears2 = 2000–2007

| repcaps1 = 6

| repcaps2 = 29

| reppoints1 = 0

| reppoints2 = 25

| ru_ntupdate = 5 June 2010

| school = Presentation Brothers College

| university = University College Cork

}}

Frankie Sheahan (born 27 August 1976) is a retired professional Irish rugby union player. During his career, Sheahan played for Munster from 1996 until 2009 and for Ireland from 2000 until 2007. Sheahan played his whole career as a hooker.

He finished with Munster in 2009 after making 163 appearances for the team over 14 years. He played his last game for Munster on 15 May 2009 in the 36-10 Celtic League win over the Ospreys at Thomond Park where the team also received the trophy as 2008–09 Celtic League winners.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/8048536.stm|title=Munster 36-10 Ospreys |date=15 May 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=20 May 2009}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0516/1224246700264.html|title=Munster add five-try glitz to ceremonial occasion|date=16 May 2009|work=Irish Times|access-date=20 May 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickleader.ie/farmleader/Across-The-Gain-Line-.5285185.jp|title=Across The Gain Line . . . with Colm Kinsella|date=20 May 2009|work=Limerick Leader|access-date=20 May 2009}}

Sheahan agreed to join French Top 14 club Brive for the 2009–10 season. He was offered the choice of a two-year deal or a one-year contract with the option of a second season and chose the latter. "I spent the weekend there taking in the Brive–Montauban match, there's a load of ambition," Sheahan said.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0501/1224245756676.html|title=Sheahan set for move to Brive|date=1 May 2009|work=Irish Times|access-date=20 May 2009}} On 15 May, he picked up an injury during the Celtic League win over the Ospreys and aggravated a chest problem. He had been struggling with the injury for the past four months and on 21 July 2009, he announced his immediate retirement from the game at 32 on the back of expert medical attention. Sheahan now runs the internationally successful Pendulum Summit which attracts the best speakers in the world to Dublin. He has hosted Tony Robbins, Richard Branson, Wim Hof, Lord Sugar, Randi Zuckerberg and more ….{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0721/sheehanf.html|title=Sheahan hangs up his boots|date=21 July 2009|work=RTÉ|access-date=21 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723203816/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0721/sheehanf.html|archive-date=23 July 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/other-sports/2009/05/18/Rugby-Injury-threatens-Sheahans-Brive-move/gnid-53342/ |title=Injury threatens Sheahan's Brive move |date=18 May 2009 |work=Setanta Sports |access-date=20 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601181552/http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/other-sports/2009/05/18/Rugby-Injury-threatens-Sheahans-Brive-move/gnid-53342/ |archive-date=1 June 2009 }}