Jerry Flannery

Age/Date of birth – 30 – 17th October 1978
Position – Hooker
Height – 1.80m
Weight – 102kg
Test caps – 26
Test debut – 26th November v Romania as a replacement 2005
Test points – 15 – 3 tries
Current club/Playing history – Munster, Shannon
Strengths – Astonishingly quick and mobile for a hooker, Flannery has added strong set-piece skills to his open game, and his throwing has improved immeasurably.
Weaknesses – Temperament is sometimes an issue.
Likely headline(s) – Flan flinger, Flan ginger.
Honours in the game – Munster HEC 2006, 2008 Triple Crown 2006, 2007
Did you know? – A training and fitness fanatic, Flan's mobility ensured a try on 6N debut against Italy. Got his break due to Frankie Sheahan's neck injury against Sale in 2005 which started a series of games which had him ending the season challenging for the title of 'best hooker in the game'.