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Peter Stringer
Personal information
Date of birth	13 December 1977 (1977-12-13) (age 32)
Place of birth	Cork
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Weight	11 st 0 lb (72 kg)
Nickname	Strings
School	Presentation Brothers College, Cork
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Scrum-half
Clubs		Caps	(points)
1998-	Munster
National team(s)		Caps	(points)
2000-	Ireland	91	(30)
correct as of 31 May 2009.

Peter Alexander Stringer (born 13 December 1977) is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. He is one of the most recognisable players in world rugby as Stringer stands only 1.7m (5' 7") tall and weighs in at just over 70kgs (152lbs)^[1].

Career

In February 2000, he made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in the Six Nations Championship. Since then and until 2006, he had appeared in 76 out of Ireland's previous 85 matches^[2]. He is known for his ability to take down larger players, especially with one handed "Ankle taps" [1].

In February 2006 he scored a definitive^[3] try for Ireland against Wales in the Six Nations Championship, when Ireland defeated Wales 31-5. He played a key role in Munster's Heineken Cup winning team of 2006 where he scored a match winning try, recording a Man of the Match performance against Biarritz ^[4] and also in 2008 where he came on as a replacement.^[5]

On the 14th March 2009, his man of the match performance at Murrayfield Stadium was instrumental in overturning a 12-9 Scotland lead, keeping Ireland's hopes for the Grand Slam alive, which they would eventually go on to win the week after by beating Wales in Cardiff on the 21st March 2009.^[6]

He is a past pupil of Presentation Brothers College, Cork.

See also

• List of rugby union Test caps leaders

References

External links

• Munster profile
• Ireland profile
• Profile on itsrugby.co.uk
• Munster Try
• Tap Tackle