Keith Earls
Ireland
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Full name Keith Gerard Earls
Born October 2, 1987, Limerick
Current age 36 years 169 days
Major teams British and Irish Lions, Glasgow, Ireland A, Munster, Ireland
Position Utility back
Height 5 ft 10 in
Weight 191 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2008-2021 94 81 13 170 34 0 0 0 57 33 4 62.76
Five/Six Nations 2010-2021 45 39 6 70 14 0 0 0 26 16 3 61.11
IRB Rugby World Cup 2011-2019 14 14 0 40 8 0 0 0 10 4 0 71.42

Career statistics
Test debut Ireland v Canada at Limerick, Nov 8, 2008 match details
Last Test Ireland v Japan at Lansdowne Road, Nov 6, 2021 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list
Profile

Munster's Keith Earls burst onto the regional scene at the start of the 2008-09 season, with performances from fullback and outside-centre putting him firmly in contention for international honours with Ireland. Earls was an unused substitute in Munster's 2008 Heineken Cup final win, a mark of the esteem he is held in by then Munster coach Declan Kidney, now boss of Ireland.

Earls' father, legendary Young Munster player Ger Earls, never managed a full Ireland cap but the younger Earls made his international bow against Canada in November 2008 and took only three minutes to register his first try.

Earls won a second cap against New Zealand, and is part of an exciting new breed of Irish backs alongside the likes of Luke Fitzgerald and Rob Kearney. He did not feature for Ireland in the 2009 Six Nations but was still rewarded with a place in the British & Irish Lions squad for their tour to South Africa and despite impressing in the midweek fixtures, he did not feature in the Tests.

Earls started on the wing in Ireland's victory over South Africa in November played his first Six Nations game off the bench against Italy in February 2010. He was called into the starting line-up against France and retained his place for Tests against England and Wales, scoring once at Twickenham and twice against the Welsh.

Earls pushed on for Munster and Ireland in the 2010-11 season alternating between outside centre, the wing and fullback and was a key part of the team which took the 2011 Celtic League title.

Earls filled the left-wing berth for all of Ireland's World Cup games before making a decent fist of standing in for Brian O'Driscoll at outside centre for the Six Nations.

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Mar 16, 2013
Ireland's Rob Kearney and Keith Earls compete with Italy's Luke McLean
Ireland's Rob Kearney and Keith Earls compete with Italy's Luke McLean
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Mar 9, 2013
France's Louis Picamoles secures the ball as Ireland's Keith Earls is bundled into touch
France's Louis Picamoles secures the ball as Ireland's Keith Earls is bundled into touch
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Jan 13, 2013
Munster's Keith Earls connects with Edinburgh's Matt Scott
Munster's Keith Earls connects with Edinburgh's Matt Scott
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Dec 18, 2011
Munster back Keith Earls tries to break away
Munster back Keith Earls tries to break away
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