Kieron Dawson

Kieron Dawson

Birth name	Kieron Dawson
Date of birth	(1975-01-29) 29 January 1975
Place of birth	Bangor, Northern Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (16 st; 220 lb)
University	Queen's University Belfast
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Bangor () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996-2006 London Irish 190 () 2006-2009 Ulster 38 (20) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997-2003 Ireland 21 (0)

Kieron Dawson (born 29 January 1975 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a retired Irish rugby union player who was a flanker for Ulster and Ireland.

He played for Bangor prior to his move to London Irish in 1996, he played 190 games in his 10 years at the Exiles. He was London Irish player of the season in 2000-01 and helped the club win the Powergen Cup in 2002.

He was capped at Ireland A, under-21, students and schoolboy levels and went on to win 21 Ireland caps and was part the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad. He also played for the Barbarians in the 2003-04 season.

In July 2011, Dawson was appointed head coach of Worthing Rugby Football Club.

External links

• Ulster profile
• Kieron Dawson at ESPNscrum