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==Early life==
==Early life==
Earls was born in [[Moyross]], Limerick. To Ger and Sandra Earls. He has one younger sister. Ger was well-known in Limerick for his playing exploits with [[Thomond RFC|Thomond]] and [[Young Munster]], winning the 1992–93 [[All-Ireland League (rugby union)|All-Ireland League]] with the latter, and for being part of the Munster team that beat then-defending [[1991 Rugby World Cup|World Champions]] [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] in 1992.
Earls was born in [[Moyross]], Ger and Sandra Earls. He has one younger sister. Ger was well-known in Limerick for his playing exploits with [[Thomond RFC|Thomond]] and [[Young Munster]], winning the 1992–93 [[All-Ireland League (rugby union)|All-Ireland League]] with the latter, and for being part of the Munster team that beat then-defending [[1991 Rugby World Cup|World Champions]] [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] in 1992.
Earls first began playing underage rugby for Thomond, as an openside flanker, and started secondary school at [[St Munchin’s College]], before moving to St Nessan’s Community College, which was closer to home. However, a move into midfield led to Earls being convinced to return to St Munchin’s, and he won the [[Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup]] with the college in 2006, alongside current Munster and Ireland teammate [[Conor Murray]] and at the expense of the current Munster captain and Ireland teammate [[Peter O’Mahony]].{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2006/03/17/st-munchins-college-win-munster-schools-senior-cup/|title=St. Munchin’s College win Munster Schools Senior Cup|work=Munster Rugby|date=17 March 2006|access-date=24 December 2011}}
Earls first began playing underage rugby for Thomond, as an openside flanker, and started secondary school at [[St Munchin’s College]], before moving to St Nessan’s Community College, which was closer to home. However, a move into midfield led to Earls being convinced to return to St Munchin’s, and he won the [[Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup]] with the college in 2006, alongside current Munster and Ireland teammate [[Conor Murray]] and at the expense of the current Munster captain and Ireland teammate [[Peter O’Mahony]].{{cite news|url=https://munsterrugby.ie/2006/03/17/st-munchins-college-win-munster-schools-senior-cup/|title=St. Munchin’s College win Munster Schools Senior Cup|work=Munster Rugby|date=17 March 2006|access-date=24 December 2011}}
Irish rugby union player
Rugby player
Keith Gerard Earls (born 2 October 1987) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Munster and the Ireland national team.
Early life
Earls was born in MoyrossLimerick, to Ger and Sandra Earls. He has one younger sister. Ger was well-known in Limerick for his playing exploits with Thomond and Young Munster, winning the 1992–93 All-Ireland League with the latter, and for being part of the Munster team that beat then-defending World Champions Australia in 1992.
Earls first began playing underage rugby for Thomond, as an openside flanker, and started secondary school at St Munchin’s College, before moving to St Nessan’s Community College, which was closer to home. However, a move into midfield led to Earls being convinced to return to St Munchin’s, and he won the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup with the college in 2006, alongside current Munster and Ireland teammate Conor Murray and at the expense of the current Munster captain and Ireland teammate Peter O’Mahony.[1]
Earls went on to play for Ireland Schools and then joined the Munster Academy, during which time he played for Ireland Under-19s, Ireland Under-20s, with whom he won a Grand Slam during the 2007 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, Ireland 7s and Munster A, before earning a professional contract with Munster and moving to Garryowen. Like his father before him, Earls now plays for Young Munster.[2]
Munster
2006–2012
Earls made his Munster debut against Ospreys in April 2007.[3] During the 2007–08 season, Earls was part of the Munster squad that beat Toulouse in the 2008 Heineken Cup Final.[4][5] In the 2008–09 season, Earls really made his mark in the Munster first team, scoring 10 tries, including a hat-trick in the Celtic League against Dragons in September 2008[6] and a brace in the Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ospreys in May 2009[7]
Earls started against Northampton Saints in Munster’s 31–27 round 1 2009–10 Heineken Cup defeat on 10 October 2009.[8] Earls also started the 41–10 round 2 win against Benetton on 17 October 2009.[9] He then started the 24–23 round 3 win against Perpignan on 11 December 2009.[10] He also started the reverse round 4 fixture on 20 December 2009, which Munster won 37–14.[11] Earls…
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