Shane Horgan

Date of birth: 18/07/1978

Position: Wing/ Centre

Test Caps: 58

Test Debut: 19th February 2000 v Scotland

Test Points: 100

Current Club: Leinster

Strengths: Strong, powerful and direct with a great nose for the try-line.

Weaknesses: Seen as perhaps a bits and pieces player and lacking in footballing skills when at centre.

Headline(s): Horgan Solo

Did you know?: Shane is known by the Irish media and rugby fans as "Shaggy". As well as rugby, he enjoys surfing. Shane also played Gaelic football when he was younger and in the nineties played on a number of underage Meath football teams. His sister is the comedy actress and writer Sharon Horgan.