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Kearney handed Leinster award

30 September 2005, 1:05 pm

By Jonathan McConnell

Robert Kearney has been named the Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Leinster Player of the Month for September.

From the minute Kearney set foot on the pitch in Naas RFC on his first start for the province (where he incidentally bagged a hat-trick against Parma), the 19-year-old has illustrated his determination and commitment to the job in hand scoring a try in each of his first three Celtic League matches, a competition record.

The Man of the Match award followed for his superb performance against Glasgow and he also received a call-up to the recent Ireland training camp. All in all it’s been a fairly eventful month...
Kearney beat off worthy challenges from team mates Girvan Dempsey, Guy Easterby and Felipe Contepomi both of whom put in sterling performances in each of the Celtic League matches so far this month.

In addition to winning the public support of the fans, Kearney also receives a specially commissioned trophy designed by award winning Dublin silversmith Seamus Gill.
This Bank of Scotland (Ireland) initiative gives the Leinster fan base the chance to applaud the Leinster player who in their opinion has gone the extra distance in support of the team during the previous month.