Devin Toner

Devin Séamus Toner
Rugby union career

Full name	Devin Séamus Toner
Date of birth	(1986-06-29) 29 June 1986
Place of birth	Moynalvey, County Meath, Ireland
Height	2.10 m (6 ft 10 ⅔ in) ^[1]
Weight	124 kilograms (19 st 7 lb)
School	Castleknock College
University	University College Dublin
Current status
Position(s)	Lock/Scrumhalf
Current team	Leinster
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	North Kildare RFC Lansdowne
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005-	Leinster	165	(15)
correct as of 5 September 2015.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006 2007- 2010-	Ireland U21 Ireland Wolfhounds Ireland	9 9 36	(0) (0) (5)
correct as of 19 March 2016.

Toner taking a lineout against Romania during the 2015 World Cup

Devin Toner (born 29 June 1986) is a professional rugby player. Educated at Castleknock College, Dublin he plays in the second-row for Ireland and the Irish province Leinster. Measuring nearly 7 foot in height, he is the tallest player in the Heineken Cup and the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He wears a size 16 to 17 (UK) boot. ^[2]

Leinster

The former Castleknock College player has established himself as a senior player with Leinster, chalking up more than a century of senior provincial caps. Known as lofty to his friends

Ireland

Toner made his Ireland Wolfhounds debut in the Churchill Cup against Canada in June 2009, and helped his side win the tournament in Denver with a memorable win against the England Saxons. He has 6 Ireland Wolfhounds caps in total. In November 2010, he was selected by Ireland's head coach Declan Kidney to make his International debut for Ireland against Samoa on the 13th of November 2010 during the 2010 end of year rugby tests He then came off the bench against the All Blacks and Argentina.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=rugby&page=player&id=401
↑ https://twitter.com/devintoner4/status/649594752346759168
↑ "Ireland make 11 changes for clash with Samoa". RTÉ Sport. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

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Leinster Rugby squad

Forwards	Bent Burke-Flynn B. Byrne E. Byrne Conan Cronin Denton Dundon Furlong Healy Heaslip Hirst M. Kearney Leavy M. McCarthy J. McGrath Molony Moore Moran Murphy O'Brien Ross Ruddock Ryan Strauss Thornbury Toner Tracy van der Flier

Backs	Boss Byrne Fitzgerald D. Kearney R. Kearney Kirchner Madigan Marsh McFadden L. McGrath M. McGrath Nacewa (c) O'Shea Reddan Reid Sexton Te'o

Coach	Leo Cullen

Ireland squad – 2015 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Best Cronin Furlong Healy Heaslip Henderson Henry McCarthy (Replaced O'Connell) McGrath Murphy O'Brien O'Connell (c) O'Mahony Ross Ruddock (Replaced O'Mahony) Ryan Strauss Toner White

Backs	Bowe Cave Earls Fitzgerald Henshaw Jackson D. Kearney R. Kearney Madigan Murray Payne Reddan Sexton Zebo

Coach	Head coach: Schmidt; Assistant coaches: Easterby, Kiss

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