Brian Blaney (born 26 February 1982 in

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) is a professional

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player who played at

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for

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and now plays for

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Early life and education

Blaney went to Terenure College in Dublin, which is one of the main rugby nurseries in Ireland. His brothers, David & James Blaney, are former

rugby players. His cousin,

Greg Blaney Greg Blaney is an Irish dual player who played Gaelic football and hurling for Down in the 1980s and 1990s. He was part of the Down team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1991 and 1994. Blaney won three Ulster Senior Fo ...

, won 2 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals with a famous exponent of Down in the 1991,'94.

Playing career

He joined

at the start of 2010/11 season. During his time at Leinster, Blaney made 71 Appearances and scored 5 tries. He won a Magners League medal 2007/08 season and European Cup medal 2008/09

Honours

He won 5 caps playing for Ireland Wolfhounds (v France, USA, NZ Maori, England, Australia).

References

External links

London Irish

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