Player Profiles
9
Oct

Player Profile: Leo Auva’a

Name: Leo Auva’a

Age: 24

Height: 6′3

Weight: 120kg

School: St Patrick’s Silverstream College (NZ)

Last club: Hutt Old Boy’s Marist

Position: Number Eight

Representative Honours: Wellington Secondary Schools, Under 21 Colts

Favourite Food: KFC

Favourite Film: 300/The Battleship Potemkin

Favourite Music: Scatman

Would most like to meet: The Rock

Most embarrasing moment in rugby: Kicked ball into touch, turned away, ball bounced off floodlight and hit me on the head, making me fall over and sprain my wrist.

 
26
Sep

Player Profile: Richie Leyden

Welcome to our regular look at the players in Old Belvedere. We’ll be adding new players each week.

Name: Richie Leyden (club captain).

Richie Leyden

Old Belvedere captain for 2008 - 2009

Age: 24 Height: 6′4′ Weight: 106kg

School: Old Belvedere

Position: Back Row

Representative Honours: Leinster

Favourite Food: Steak, Chips and Ratatouille

Favourite Film: Gladiator

Most like to Meet: Jessica Alba

Most embarrassing moment in rugby: Falling into a divot in the pitch miles away from the play and being caught on video.

 

 
26
Sep

Player Profile: Ruairi Cushion

Welcome to our new player profile feature. Each week we’ll be taking a look at players from all sections of Old Belvedere.

Name: Ruairi Cushion

Ruairi Cushion

Ruairi Cushion

Team: 1st XV  Position: Scrum-half
Age: 25 Height: 6′ Weight: 85kg
School: St. Michael’s College
Representative Honours: O’Reilly Canterbury Scholarship, Ireland Clubs International, Leinster ‘A’
Favourite Food: Pizza
Favourite Film: The Dark Knight Returns
Favourite Music: Pet Shop Boys (early/mid period before they lost their edge)
Most like to meet: Eoin O’Malley (we never see him at training)!
Most embarrasing moment in rugby: Box kick that went bakwards over dead ball line.