Terry Kennedy (born 4 July 1996) is an Irish rugby union player who has played for the

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since 2016. Kennedy was a member of the Irish team that won the silver medals of 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. He also helped Ireland win the 2018 Moscow Sevens tournament — he scored two tries in the final as Ireland defeated Germany 28–7, and was the leading try scorer in the tournament overall with nine tries. Kennedy scored a try in the final of the

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qualifier to help Ireland defeat Hong Kong 28–7 and qualify for the

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. He was named as a member of the HSBC Dream Team, as well as being crowned the Top Try Scorer for the

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. In his youth, Kennedy played for the Ireland national under–20 team. He was a member of the under-20 squad that were runners up in the World Cup Final. Kennedy plays his club rugby with St. Mary's College with whom he won the All-Ireland League 1B title in 2017. Kennedy competed for

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at the

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. Kennedy won the 2022 World Rugby Men's Sevens Player of the Year. Kennedy's father, also named

Terry Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence (given name), Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albrit ...

, was an Irish rugby union international, winning 13 caps between 1978 and 1981.

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1996 births Living people Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby sevens players Leinster Rugby players St Mary's College RFC players Olympic rugby sevens players for Ireland Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Rugby sevens players at the 2023 European Games European Games medalists in rugby sevens European Games gold medalists for Ireland {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub