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He is not sure exactly what he wants to do but has certainly focussed hard on building his academic CV. What did he study at UCD and is this something he wants to continue after rugby?Ī. I admired different aspects of many players’ game not just a single player to be honest.” Players like David Wallace, Shane Jennings and Sean O’Brien who were powerful and the likes of Conrad Smith and Brian O’Driscoll the way they ran with the ball and offloaded – how fluid they were playing. I used to love Richard McCaw – how physical and smart he was, that was always something I aspired to be and wanted to replicate. “In truth there was never one player, I admired so many. Who did you admire as a young player growing up?Ī. #JOSH BRO SMART PLAYER HOW TO#You can’t expect everyone in Ireland to know how to pronounce it perfectly.” Do you get annoyed at the many different ways people pronounce your name? (for the record is it Fleer – not Fleur or Flyer)Ī. Richardt Strauss used to call me Joshua and I called him Richardt but no one else could.” “Some people call me Joshua but it would be rare. #JOSH BRO SMART PLAYER FULL#Your full name is Joshua – does anyone call him that in his family?Ī. But I would have no problem changing it as I am not superstitious about it.” ![]() I wouldn’t be stuck with it but I will probably end up wearing it for the rest of my career. Known for his red scrumcap, which is a nod to his school days as he began wearing one when in school, and from then on “people kind of knew me as a lad with the red scrumcap. At the time of writing, he has scored two test tries so far in his career. Known for his impressive work rate in games, Josh used to hold the Pro14 record for the most number of tackles made in a single game (34) until beaten recently by Jonnie Gray (Glasgow) in a game against Leinster. He recovered and made his return to the international arena in Solider Field, Chicago - only his third cap in the process – in that famous win over the All Blacks. However, his 2015/2016 season was brought to an end with an ankle injury against Ulster in April and he missed the Ireland summer tour to SA. He was also named the IRUPA Young Player of the Year the same year. ![]() His debut for Ireland was on 27 February 2016 against England in the 2016 Six Nations Championship at Twickenham. Prior to that, he was a member of Leinster Academy and had represented Ireland U20 at the Junior World Championships in South Africa 2012, and played for them in the following year's championship in France as well as the U20 Six Nations 2013. It was announced in April 2015 that he had been awarded a senior contract with Leinster. #JOSH BRO SMART PLAYER PRO#He made his Leinster debut in the PRO 12 against Zebre in Italy in 2014. #JOSH BRO SMART PLAYER TRIAL#But a trial in his final year in school saw him progress to Leinster under-19s. He had a trial in fourth and fifth year, which didn’t go that well. Josh was always interested in playing for Leinster after being a fan since his younger days. Josh is one of the most successful players to come out of Wesley, another is former British and Irish Lion Eric Miller. He played No 8 in his last few years at school, dabbled at blindside for UCD, but is now concentrating on openside. He played scrum-half until he was 14, then was moved to flanker. His years at Wesley were formative as there were a number of classmates who were interested in rugby so there “was always a ball in my hand.” He played with Wicklow (he is the first member of Wicklow RFC to earn an Irish cap) until he began boarding in Wesley at the age of twelve. When he was five years old his father, who coached the Wicklow RFC under-8s team, took him to club training with his brother, Johan. His dad, Dirk, played for Old Wesley and Wicklow Rugby Club and Leinster under-21s Josh, who will be 27 years-old in April this year, was born in Dublin and has lived most of his life in Wicklow town. Josh’s grandparents came to Ireland in the 1950s to open a radiator factory. As part of our ongoing commitment to the development of extraordinary talent and to mark our seventh season as official club sponsors of UCD RFC, UCD club member and current Leinster and Ireland player, Josh van der Flier, meets with Crowe staff to answer their questions. ![]()
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