Barry Daly (rugby union)
| Birth name | Barry Daly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 September 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb ; 214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barry Daly (born 19 September 1992) is a rugby player for Leinster. He also plays for UCD in the All Ireland League.[1] Daly was awarded his first fully professional contract ahead of the 2016-17 season.
Daly has also played rugby sevens. He was a member of the Ireland national rugby sevens team that unsuccessfully attempted to qualify as one of the twelve teams for the rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil.
Daly was educated in Gonzaga College where he was famous for his hand offs. [2]
Leinster Rugby
In the 2017/2018 Season, Daly came off the bench vs. the Cardiff Blues to score his first try of the season. Following up on this, Daly scored a hat-trick against Toyota Cheetahs in what was a losing effort. [3] Daly made his European debut against Template:Rut Montpellier , scoring the 4th try for Leinster and securing a bonus point win. [4] Daly was tipped for a call up to the Ireland squad, before injuring his ankle against Glasgow Warriors, leaving him on the sidelines for a minimum of 6 weeks. [5]
Daly made his return from injury in the St. Stephens Day win against Munster, offloading to Robbie Henshaw to assist the second try of the game.
References
- ^ "Squad". leinsterrugby.ie. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ Template:Https://www.gonzaga.ie/
- ^ Template:Http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/highlights-cheetahs-38-leinster-19/
- ^ Template:Http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/champions-cup/leinster-youngsters-come-of-age-to-earn-bonuspoint-win-over-montpellier-36227041.html
- ^ Template:Https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/pro14/josh-van-der-flier-and-barry-daly-set-for-long-spells-out-injured-1.3271397
- ^ "Ireland Men's Sevens Squad Finalised For Olympic Repechage". irishrugby.ie. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.