Josh van der Flier
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Joshua Dirk van der Flier[lower-alpha 1] (born 25 April 1993) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team.[1][2]
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Full name | Joshua Dirk van der Flier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wicklow, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Van der Flier is of Dutch descent through his paternal grandparents, who moved to Ireland in the 1950s to open a radiator factory.[2] He is commonly referred to among Leinster Rugby circles as ‘The Dutch Disciple’.[3]