Killian Keane
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Killian Keane is a retired Irish rugby union player. He was born in Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland in August 1971.{{citation needed|reason=The ONLY source here gives his place of birth as Drogheda. Not Skerries?|date=May 2023}}
Rugby career
As a schoolboy, he was a member of the Skerries Community Games Rugby team which reached the All Ireland Final, losing to Regional (Limerick).{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} He developed to the Skerries first team before being spotted by Frank Hogan who convinced Keane to join Garryowen RFC.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}
He played at centre for Garryowen and Munster, and also won one cap for Ireland in 1998 as a replacement in a Five Nations match against England at Twickenham.{{cite web|url = http://www.espnscrum.com/ireland/rugby/player/12768.html | title = Killian Keane | website = scrum.com | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20120917140301/http://www.espnscrum.com/ireland/rugby/player/12768.html | archivedate = 17 September 2012 }}
Media work
Keane has provided co-commentary on United Rugby Championship matches for Setanta Ireland.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
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Category:Munster Rugby players
Category:Garryowen Football Club players
Category:Irish rugby union players
Category:Ireland international rugby union players
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:People from Skerries, County Dublin
Category:Rugby union players from Fingal
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