Career
He became a first choice player in 2000 and played in all five of Ireland"s matches at the 2003 World Cup. He reached a milestone when winning his 50th cap in the 2004 summer tour"s second Test against South Africa, and is currently the joint-fourth most-capped Irish player in history, with nine of his appearances as a winger between 1998 and 2005. A former Ireland Under-21 and "A" cap, Dempsey"s senior career will probably be most remembered for his try in the left corner at Twickenham in 2004 which helped Ireland on their way to securing their first Triple Crown since 1985.
He has been capped 82 times by Ireland, scoring 95 points(19 tries), putting him 4th on the Irish all-time international try scorer list.
He has been capped 198 times for leinster scoring 184 points. Ireland Leinster.
