| Birth name | Declan Danaher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
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]
On 20 March 2014, at the age of 34, Declan announced his retirement due to a triceps tear.