Eoghan Hickey (born 29 October 1981 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional rugby union player who played for seven professional clubs throughout four countries. During the

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Hickey played for Leinster, before transferring to

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for the

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. Prior to this, he played for UCD in the All-Ireland League. In 2007 he transferred to London Irish on a two-year contract before joining Wasps in 2009. In 2010 he returned home to Dublin to play with Lansdowne in the All Ireland League, before joining up with the Italian club Petrarca Padova for the 2011→2012 season. From 2012→2015, Hickey played with Massy based in south west Paris during which time he completed his third university degree. He has represented

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, the Ireland Universities, Ireland U21 and Ireland A, and has also played in the

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and the Celtic League. During his playing career, Hickey also completed a BSc in Statistics from University College Dublin, an

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in Climate Change Impacts & Sustainability from Brunel University London, and an MBA from

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. In addition, Hickey also holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies, a Certificate in Advanced Management and a Certificate in Mergers & Acquisitions.

References

www.the42.ie/eoghan-hickey

www.premiershiprugby.com

www.skysports.com

External links

The Huffington Post

The42.ie

Twitter

Munster Profile
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