Education
Casey is originally from Maynooth, County Kildare, and was educated at Blackrock College, a Dublin secondary school renowned for producing international rugby players.
Casey is originally from Maynooth, County Kildare, and was educated at Blackrock College, a Dublin secondary school renowned for producing international rugby players.
Casey joined Leinster in 1999 and played three seasons before moving to London Irish in July 2002, having previously played for Blackrock College Reconstruction Finance Corporation and North Kildare Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He was the club"s Players" Player of the Season in 2003-2004 and was the London Irish Supporters Club Player of the Season 2004-2005.
Casey has represented Ireland at Schools, U19, U21, Ireland "A" and U25 levels. He made his senior debut against Australia in 1999.
Casey also captained Ireland A team in the 2008 Churchill Cup, and was named in Declan Kidney"s Autumn internationals squad for 2008, the squad for the 2009 Six Nations and the summer tour to North America in 2009.
Casey has six caps for Ireland. When he played for Ireland against Canada in May 2009, it was his first cap since 2000.
He has also played for the Barbarians. Casey is a Director of the United Kingdom board of the Christina Noble Children"s Foundation.
