Josh van der Flier

Josh van der Flier (/væn dər ˈflɪər/)[2] (born 25 April 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster and Ireland. His preferred position is flanker, but plays at other positions if needed.

Josh van der Flier
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993
Place of birthWicklow, Ireland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight106.5 kg (16.77 st; 235 lb)
SchoolWesley College
UniversityUniversity College Dublin
SpouseSophie De Patoul
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013– UCD ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– Leinster 107 (80)
Correct as of 2 April 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Ireland U18 2
2012–2013 Ireland U20 10 (0)
2016– Ireland 40 (35)
Correct as of 19 March 2022[1]

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 began his professional career with the Leinster academy. During his time at the academy, he played with the Leinster senior team, making his debut in October 2014 against Zebre. It was announced in April 2015 that he had been awarded a senior contract with Leinster.[3][4] He is commonly referred to amongst Leinster Rugby circles as ‘The Dutch Disciple’.

International career

Van der Flier received his first call up to the senior Ireland squad by coach Joe Schmidt for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[5] Van der Flier debuted for Ireland on 27 February against England in the 2016 Six Nations Championship at Twickenham.[6]

International Tries

As of 14 March 2022[7][8]

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  Japan Tokyo, Japan Ajinomoto Stadium 2017 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan 24 June 2017 Win 13 – 35
2  Wales Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium 2020 Six Nations Championship 8 February 2020 Win 24 – 14
3  Japan Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium 2021 July rugby union tests 3 July 2021 Win 39 – 31
4  Argentina Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals 21 November 2021 Win 53 – 7
5
6  France Saint-Denis, France Stade de France 2022 Six Nations Championship 12 February 2022 Loss 30 – 24
7  Scotland Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium 2022 Six Nations Championship 19 March 2022 Win 26 – 5

References
  1. "Josh van der Flier". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. Stafford, Mikey. "Video: Ireland new boy Josh van der Flier finally clears up pronunciation of his name". SportsJoe. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. "Latest News - the Official Home of Leinster Rugby".
  4. "All Fixtures & Results".
  5. "Six Nations 2016: Rory Best named as new Ireland captain". BBC. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. "Joe Schmidt hands Ireland debuts to Van Der Flier and McCloskey for England clash". Irish Independent. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. "Joshua Dirk van der Flier". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. "Josh VAN DER FLIER". ITS Rugby. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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