Simon Keogh

Simon Richard Keogh

Birth name	Simon Keogh
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	5'8
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
School	St Michaels
University	UCD
Spouse	Victoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back Current team Old Belvedere RFC Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000-03 2003-08 2008-10 Leinster Rugby Harlequins F.C. Leinster Rugby 11 133 21 (15) (245) (15) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006-09 Ireland A 5 (0)

Simon Keogh (born 1979) is a retired rugby union player who played on the wing and scrum half for Leinster Rugby and for Harlequins F.C.

In 2000, Simon was named Leinster Rugby Young Player of the Year.

In 2004, whilst playing with Harlequins F.C. he won the Challenge Cup scoring the winning try in injury-time against Clermont-Ferrand (now ASM Clermont Auvergne). He was named Supporters' Player of the Year for Harlequins in the 2005/06 season. After returning to Leinster Rugby, he has won the Heineken Cup with them in 2009.

He also represented Ireland A's travelling to the 2006 Churchill Cup in San Hose and to the 2009 Churchill Cup in Colorado.

Upon retirement, Simon qualified as a solicitor and is now CEO of Rugby Players Ireland the representative body for professional rugby players in Ireland.

External links

• Leinster profile
• Profile on ESPNscrum.com