Declan Danaher

Declan Danaher (born 11 January 1980) is a former rugby union footballer who played at back row for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership. He was a coach for London Irish until their administration in 2023.

Declan Danaher

Born	Declan Danaher (1980-01-11) 11 January 1980 (age 45) London, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)[1]
School	Finchley Catholic High School
University	City University London
Rugby union career
Position Defence Coach Current team London Irish Youth career Ruislip RFC Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2014 London Irish 275 (115) Correct as of 18 January 2014 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002 England Saxons National sevens team Years Team Comps England Coaching career Years Team 2016–2023 London Irish (Defence Coach) 2023–2024 Ireland Womens (Defence Coach) 2024– Gloucester Rugby (Breakdown Skills Coach)

Club career

Danaher joined London Irish in 1999, making his debut against Gloucester Rugby in May 2000.^[2]

He started in the 2002 Powergen Cup Final at Twickenham, as London Irish defeated the Northampton Saints.^[3]

Danaher was on the losing side in the Finals of the 2005-06 European Challenge Cup^[4] and 2008–09 Guinness Premiership.^[5]

In July 2012, he was appointed the captain of London Irish for the 2012/13 Aviva Premiership Rugby Season.^[6]

International career

He has represented Ireland at U19 level and England at U21 level.^[7] Danaher also represented England A in 2002.^[8]

He was selected by Clive Woodward for the England squad for the 2002 Six Nations Championship^[9] and the Senior tour of Argentina in 2002.^[10]

Retirement

On 20 March 2014, at the age of 34, Declan announced his retirement due to a triceps tear.