Nick Kennedy
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Nick Kennedy (born 19 August 1981) is a retired English rugby union player and former Director of Rugby at London Irish. He played Lock for England, London Irish, Toulon and Harlequins.
His uncle Duncan Kennedy is a BBC news correspondent.
Kennedy represented England Saxons at the 2006 Churchill Cup[1] and 2007 Churchill Cup.[2]
He was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.[3][4]
Kennedy was selected for the 2008 summer tour of New Zealand.[5] He was later picked for Martin Johnson's Elite Player Squad on 1 June 2008 ahead of Ben Kay.[6] He started his first game against the Pacific Islanders in which he scored a try.[7]
Kennedy participated in every game of the 2009 Six Nations.[8]
In 2012 Kennedy was signed for Toulon for the upcoming 2012/13 season [9] In May 2013 he started as Toulon won the 2013 Heineken Cup Final by 16–15 against Clermont Auvergne.[10] Following his request to be released from Toulon, he returned to England to sign for Harlequins for 2013/14 season.[11]
After just one season at Harlequins, Kennedy announced his retirement from playing in May 2014 in order to pursue a coaching career after he was appointed academy director at his former club London Irish.[12] On 1 July 2016 he was announced as the new Director of Rugby in a new coaching setup following the departure of Tom Coventry.[13] He left his role on 22 March 2018 shortly after the appointment of Declan Kidney as technical consultant and Les Kiss as head coach.[14]
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- England international rugby union players
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- London Irish players
- Rugby union locks
- English people of Irish descent
- Alumni of the University of Portsmouth
- People educated at Claires Court School
- RC Toulon players
- Rugby union players from Southampton
- English expatriate rugby union players in France