Kevin Michael Maggs (born 3 June 1974) is a former

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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

centre. He is currently a scout for the IRFU

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. He previously played for

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

, Bath,

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

and

Rotherham Titans Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans is a professional rugby union team from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently playing in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system, following their relegation from the Nat ...

. Started his adult rugby career in Bristol with local side Imperial RFC. Maggs played for Ireland because Brian Ashton, who was Irish coach at time, came to Bristol to watch flanker

David Corkery Sean David Corkery (born 6 November 1972 in Cork, Ireland) is a retired Irish people, Irish rugby union player. In his career (playing at blind-side wing-forward) he played for Cork Constitution, Munster Rugby, Munster and Bristol Rugby, Bristol, ...

and was told by

Ralph Knibbs Ralph Andrew Knibbs is an English former rugby union player who played for Bristol. Rugby career He made his debut as a seventeen-year-old against Pontypridd RFC in 1982, scoring with his first touch of the ball.Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

against

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at Lansdowne Road in November 1997 and played at the 1999 and 2003

Rugby World Cup The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb E ...

Honours

* 2006 Celtic League winners medal

References

External links

Ireland Rugby Profile

Sporting Heroes Profile

Ulster Rugby Profile

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