Dan Leavy

Leinster and Ireland back row Dan Leavy is to retire from rugby with immediate effect.

We wish him well and I hope he knows that there will always be a warm welcome for him here in UCD or down the road at the RDS.” “I’d like to thank Andy Williams, my surgeon, and Karl Denvir, my physio in Leinster, for all that they have done for me in the years since then. “I have no doubt that he will apply himself with the same determination that we have seen since he first pulled on a Leinster jersey in 2014 and that he will make a success of himself away from the rugby fields. And then when you achieve that, it’s an Ireland jersey. “While the public have seen very little of Dan since his injury, we have seen plenty of him in here and we have seen the same determination, character and drive that marked him out on the pitch as one of the best. “Speaking on behalf of the support staff here at Leinster Rugby it has been a pleasure and privilege to have worked with Dan. He always brought such a positive energy to the group and we will all miss him dearly but would like to acknowledge the significant contribution he has made to the team during his time here.

Capped 11 times by Ireland, Leavy suffered a horrendous knee injury against Ulster in a Heineken Champions Cup game at the Aviva Stadium in March of 2019 ...

I am very proud of all that I achieved in my short time as a professional. We wish him well and I hope he knows that there will always be a warm welcome for him here in UCD or down the road at the RDS.” “I’d like to thank Andy Williams, my surgeon, and Karl Denvir, my physio in Leinster, for all that they have done for me in the years since then. “From the early days in Old Belvedere to my time in St Michael’s College, all I wanted was to pull on a Leinster Rugby jersey. His loss to the game is enormous. Dan Leavy’s long battle with injury has ended with the Leinster and Ireland flanker forced to call time on his professional career with immediate effect at the age of 27.

The 27-year-old Irish backrow suffered significant knee injury against Ulster in 2019.

We wish him well and I hope he knows that there will always be a warm welcome for him here in UCD or down the road at the RDS.” During his Ireland career, he never lost a game during his 11 caps and was a key member of the Grand Slam winning side of 2018. I am beyond grateful to them all for their support and in particular to my mum and dad, Eilish and Donal, my sister, Rachel, and my brother, Adam. “I’d like to thank Andy Williams, my surgeon, and Karl Denvir, my physio in Leinster, for all that they have done for me in the years since then. A fearsome, dynamic carrier and tackler, he could bend games to his will. After replacing the injured Josh van der Flier toward the end of Ireland’s opening Six Nations game in Paris, thereafter he played every minute of that Grand Slam campaign.

Leinster's Dan Leavy has retired with immediate effect after further complications from the knee injury he suffered in 2019.

I am beyond grateful to them all for their support and in particular to my mum and dad, Eilish and Donal, my sister, Rachel, and my brother, Adam. "I'd like to thank Andy Williams, my surgeon, and Karl Denvir, my physio in Leinster, for all that they have done for me in the years since then. "Not many people get to enjoy and experience what I have over the last ten years representing my school, my club and my country. "More than that I am proud of how I carried myself, in particular over the last few years, and I hope I represented my club, my country, my family and friends to the best of my abilities in those years. "I am also very grateful to Leo Cullen. Leo has been an unbelievable support to me over the last few years. "I am very proud of all that I achieved in my short time as a professional.

Ireland rugby international Dan Leavy has announced this morning that he is retiring from the game with immediate effect due to injury.

We wish him well and I hope he knows that there will always be a warm welcome for him here in UCD or down the road at the RDS.” I am beyond grateful to them all for their support and in particular to my mum and dad, Eilish and Donal, my sister, Rachel, and my brother, Adam. “I’d like to thank Andy Williams, my surgeon, and Karl Denvir, my physio in Leinster, for all that they have done for me in the years since then. “I have no doubt that he will apply himself with the same determination that we have seen since he first pulled on a Leinster jersey in 2014 and that he will make a success of himself away from the rugby fields. And then when you achieve that, it’s an Ireland jersey. “More than that I am proud of how I carried myself, in particular over the last few years, and I hope I represented my club, my country, my family and friends to the best of my abilities in those years.

Leavy suffered a serious knee injury in March 2019 and has decided to call it a day following medical advice. He made 79 appearances for Leinster since his ...

I am beyond grateful to them all for their support and in particular to my mum and dad, Eilish and Donal, my sister, Rachel, and my brother, Adam. “I’d like to thank Andy Williams, my surgeon, and Karl Denvir, my physio in Leinster, for all that they have done for me in the years since then. And then when you achieve that, it’s an Ireland jersey.

Ireland rugby international Dan Leavy has announced this morning that he is retiring from the game with immediate effect due to injury.

We wish him well and I hope he knows that there will always be a warm welcome for him here in UCD or down the road at the RDS.” I am beyond grateful to them all for their support and in particular to my mum and dad, Eilish and Donal, my sister, Rachel, and my brother, Adam. “I’d like to thank Andy Williams, my surgeon, and Karl Denvir, my physio in Leinster, for all that they have done for me in the years since then. “I have no doubt that he will apply himself with the same determination that we have seen since he first pulled on a Leinster jersey in 2014 and that he will make a success of himself away from the rugby fields. And then when you achieve that, it’s an Ireland jersey. “More than that I am proud of how I carried myself, in particular over the last few years, and I hope I represented my club, my country, my family and friends to the best of my abilities in those years.

This follows a three-year battle to overcome the serious knee injury he suffered in a Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final against Ulster at the Aviva Stadium ...

In those 11 Tests he was never once on the losing side. “It’s very tough for everyone playing rugby in Ireland, to hear that kind of news. “I’d like to thank Andy Williams, my surgeon, and Karl Denvir, my physio in Leinster, for all that they have done for me in the years since then. “I am very proud of all that I achieved in my short time as a professional,” Leavy added. On the field, and off, and I cannot thank him enough. He was also superb over the ball, and there is a particularly cruel irony in him suffering that fateful knee injury with a double, side entry clearout, which have since been made illegal.

Ireland and Leinster flanker Dan Leavy has been forced to retire because of a long-standing knee problem.

What more could I ask for?" "I have done everything I can to come back from the knee injury but unfortunately I can't do any more or ask any more of my body," he said. Dan Leavy played 11 Tests for Ireland and made 79 appearances for Leinster; "I have done everything I can to come back from the knee injury but unfortunately I can't do any more or ask any more of my body"