Justin Bishop (rugby player)
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Justin Patrick Bishop, is a rugby union
footballer who played at wing and full-back for London Irish
until the end of the 2006/2007 season. He made 279 appearances for the London Irish first XV scoring 58 tries, registering 290 points in the process. He also made 25 appearances for Ireland
scoring eight tries. His grandfather Thomas Dunn of North of Ireland FC
played for Ulster (3-3) and Ireland (9-17) versus the New Zealand All Blacks in 1935.
Justin Bishop played rugby from a young age. At six years old he joined the Mini junior section of East Grinstead. Rugby and Squash were Bishops's main interests, but chose rugby even though he was ranked at U19 level in Squash.
Bishop is was previously Assistant Academy Manager at London Irish following his brief 2 year stint at Doncaster Knights as player/coach. In May 2011 he took on the role of Head of Defence for the London Irish 1st XV.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who played at wing and full-back for London Irish
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
until the end of the 2006/2007 season. He made 279 appearances for the London Irish first XV scoring 58 tries, registering 290 points in the process. He also made 25 appearances for Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
scoring eight tries. His grandfather Thomas Dunn of North of Ireland FC
North of Ireland FC
North of Ireland Football Club is a former Irish rugby union club that was based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the first rugby club formed in what is now Northern Ireland and only two other clubs - Dublin University and Wanderers - were formed earlier anywhere else in all Ireland . It was...
played for Ulster (3-3) and Ireland (9-17) versus the New Zealand All Blacks in 1935.
Justin Bishop played rugby from a young age. At six years old he joined the Mini junior section of East Grinstead. Rugby and Squash were Bishops's main interests, but chose rugby even though he was ranked at U19 level in Squash.
Bishop is was previously Assistant Academy Manager at London Irish following his brief 2 year stint at Doncaster Knights as player/coach. In May 2011 he took on the role of Head of Defence for the London Irish 1st XV.