Chris Cochrane
| Birth name | Chris Cochrane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 December 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ballymoney, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Coleraine Academical Institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Cochrane (born 18 December 1988) is an Irish former professional rugby union player, who played wing for Ulster Rugby from 2008 to 2014.[1]
He was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution, leaving in 2007.[2] He was selected in the Ireland squad for the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship.[3] While in the Ulster Rugby academy, he made his first appeance for the senior provincial side in a friendly against Bath in 2008,[2][4] and his competitive debut, scoring a try, against Leinster in 2011.[5] He was awarded a development contract with Ulster ahead of the 2012–13 season.[6] He retired prior to the 2014–15 season.[7]
References
- ^ Chris Cochrane playing stats, ItsRugby.co.uk
- ^ a b "Cochrane Attends Cai Session Ahead Of Danske Bank Schools' Cup Semi", Ulster Rugby, 5 March 2014
- ^ "Ireland Under-20 Squad Announcement", Irish Rugby, 22 May 2008
- ^ "Ulster new signings to face Bath", BBC Sport, 12 August 2008
- ^ "Leinster see off Ulster in six-try swamping", United Rugby, 26 December 2011
- ^ "Ulster: Squad for 2012-13", The Front Row Union, 30 August 2012
- ^ David Kelly, "Connacht signings trump rival provinces’ purchases", Irish Independent, 23 August 2013
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