Shane Geraghty
Shane Geraghty (born 12 August 1986 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an English rugby union player who plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14
Birth name | Shane Geraghty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 August 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bablake School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Rugby Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geraghty normally plays at Centre or at Fly-half.
Early life
He attended Bablake School until 2002 and Colston's Collegiate School until 2004.
Career
Coventry-born and able to play at both fly-half and inside centre, he progressed through the London Irish development system and made his senior club debut while still a member of the Exiles Academy, aged 18 in October 2004.
Geraghty was capped by England at U21 and A-level, before making the first of his six Test appearances to date off the bench against France in the 2007 Six Nations. On his England debut against France he scored a penalty and a conversion.[2]
After 95 appearances in 5 seasons for London Irish, Shane joined Northampton Saints in July 2009 and was man-of-the-match in the club's historic Heineken Cup win over Munster, as well as picking up an Anglo-Welsh Cup winner's medal following a dramatic final against Gloucester. Geraghty was subsequently selected for England's 2010 summer tour of Australia and New Zealand, featuring in all 3 of the midweek matches.
Having scored 216 points in just under 40 matches for the Saints, he moved across the Channel to join French club CA Brive for the 2011/2012 season and played a key role as the side reached the semi-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup.
In April 2012, it was announced that Geraghty would be returning to former club London Irish for the 2012/2013 season having signed a new two-year deal.
Having played no part in London Irish's opening 6 games in the 2016/17 RFU Championship, Shane Geraghty was granted early release from his contract in order to join Bristol Rugby. He was released by Bristol at the end of the 2016-2017 season.
2017/18 season, Geraghty signed for Stade Francais in the French Top 14
Personal life
Shane is married to Elizabeth Geraghty, née Garnish, from Epsom, Surrey where they now reside.
References
- "RFU Official Site of the RFU, Governing Body of Rugby Union in England". web page. RFU. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- "England 26-18 France". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 March 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2016.