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Shane Horgan
Personal information
Full name	Shane Patrick Horgan
Date of birth	July 18, 1978 (1978-07-18) (age 31)
Place of birth	Bellewstown, Co. Meath, Ireland
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	16 st 5 lb (104 kg)
Nickname	Shaggy
School	St. Mary's Diocesan School, Drogheda
Notable relative(s)	Sharon Horgan (sister), Maria Horgan (sister), Lorraine Horgan (sister), Mark Horgan (brother)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing, centre
Clubs		Caps	(points)
	Meath GAA (gaelic football) Boyne RFC Lansdowne
Provincial/State sides		Caps	(points)
1998–present	Leinster	122	(233)
National team(s)
1996–1998 1998–2000 ? 2000–present 2005	Ireland Schoolboys Ireland U-21 Ireland A Ireland British and Irish Lions	5 7 5 62 3	(?) (?) (?) (110) (0)
correct as of 2007-08-14.

Shane Patrick Horgan (born 18 July 1978 in Bellewstown near Drogheda), County Meath is a rugby union player who plays wing or centre for Leinster and Ireland. He is 6'4"/1.93 m tall. While he was young he played for Boyne RFC. He also played Gaelic football at Minor (U18) level with Meath.

Horgan joined Lansdowne on leaving school (St. Mary's Dio., Drogheda) in 1997, making his debut for Leinster in 1998. To date has played for the province 52 times in the Heineken Cup scoring 18 tries and a drop goal for a combined total of 93 points. He is currently part of a Leinster backline which includes the likes of Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Rob Kearney and Luke Fitzgerald.

He made his debut for the Ireland senior side against Scotland in the 2000 Six Nations Championship, scoring a try in the process. In the following game against Italy he scored 2 tries and added another one against Wales during the tournament. Since then he has been a regular starter for Ireland, either at wing or centre. He was selected for the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. He was used as a substitute during all three tests. After scoring the winning try against England in Twickenham in the 2006 Six Nations Championship to secure the Triple Crown for the second time in three years, he became a new national hero. Shane is known by the Irish media and rugby fans as "Shaggy".

Horgan has three older sisters Maria, Sharon (comedian and writer Sharon Horgan), and Lorraine (actor) and one younger brother, Mark.

In December 2000 Horgan pleaded guilty to assault. ^[1][2]

Horgan also studied law at Portobello College Dublin

References

External links

• Leinster profile
• Ireland profile
• 2005 Lions squad profile