Josh van der Flier
Josh van der Flier () (born 25 April 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster and Ireland. His preferred position is flanker, but plays at other positions if needed. Van der Flier is of Dutch descent through his paternal grandparents, who moved to Ireland in the 1950s to open a radiator factory. He began his professional career with the Leinster academy. During his time at the academy, he played with the Leinster senior team, making his debut in October 2014 against Zebre. It was announced in April 2015 that he had been awarded a senior  contract with Leinster. He is commonly referred to amongst Leinster Rugby circles as ‘The Dutch Disciple’. International career. Van der Flier received his first call up to the senior Ireland squad by coach Joe Schmidt for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. Van der Flier debuted for Ireland on 27 February against England in the 2016 Six Nations Championship at Twickenham. International Tries. "As of 14 March 2022"