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Ian Madigan (born 21 March 1989) is an Irish professional rugby union player for Blackrock College RFC, Leinster Rugby and Ireland. His primary position is at fly-half, although he can also play at centre and full-back.〔(Ian Madigan | Rugby Union | Players and Officials ). ESPN Scrum. Retrieved on 10 June 2013.〕 ==Leinster== Madigan made his senior debut for Leinster in a Celtic League match versus Newport Gwent Dragons in 2009.〔(Ian Madigan player profile ) leinsterrugby.ie〕 He went on to make 18 appearances for Leinster during the season. Madigan broke through to the Heineken Cup squad and came on as a replacement in Leinster's cup final victory against Northampton Saints.〔(Leinster v Northampton Heineken Cup Final 2011 ). LineoutCoach.com (21 May 2011). Retrieved on 10 June 2013.〕 The following season he became a regular first XV player and scored five tries in ten matches. He made a superb substitute appearance in the 2012 Heineken Cup final in Twickenham, with his long looping pass to Sean O'Brien enabling him to put Sean Cronin in for the final try.〔(Heineken Cup final: Leinster beat Ulster to retain trophy ) BBC Sport〕 With the departure of Jonathan Sexton to Racing Métro at the start of the 2013-14 season, Madigan was vying with New Zealander Jimmy Gopperth, who joined the province from Newcastle Falcons, for the role of first choice fly-half. Throughout that season the selectors adopted a system of alternation between the two players, with neither individual being considered to have nailed down the number ten jersey. On 21 March 2014, Madigan made his 100th appearance for Leinster in a league match against Italian side Zebre. The following weekend when Leinster took on Munster, he kicked five penalties and one conversion in a 22-18 win. He scored a winning try in the 2013-14 Pro 12 Semi-Final against Ulster at the RDS Arena. He came on in the 9th minute of the Grand Final for Brian O'Driscoll. Madigan was impressive in the match as Leinster dominated the second half of the match and won it 34-12. Leinster reached the semi-final of the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup, being defeated by Toulon 25-20 in extra-time. With seconds remaining in the first-half of extra time, Madigan attempted a huge pass which was read and intercepted by Springbok Bryan Habana, who sprinted 50 metres to score a try which effectively put the game beyond Leinster's reach. 〔(Toulon still on for third title ) Planet Rugby〕 This loss, coupled with Leinster's failure to get to the play-off stage of the Pro 12 league, ended a woeful season for the Dublin-based province and the effective sacking of head coach Matt O'Connor. During the 2014-15 season, Madigan has started primarily at inside centre, with Gopperth playing at 10. With the imminent departure of Gopperth for London Wasps at the end of the season, he will again resume his role as deputy to Jonny Sexton, who returns after two seasons at Racing Metro. 〔(Gopperth set to leave Leinster ) ESPNscrum.com〕 In advance of Sexton's return home to his native province, Madigan has stated his desire to play alongside Sexton at inside centre for the coming season. 〔(Sexton helped Madigan through ‘two hours of hell’ at Murrayfield ) Irish Times〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ian Madigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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