Ed O'Donoghue
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Ed O'Donoghue |
| Date of birth |
24 June 1982 (1982-06-24) (age 29) |
| Place of birth |
London, England |
| Height |
198 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Weight |
113 kg (17 st 11 lb) |
| School(s) attended |
Marist College Rosalie |
| Club information |
| Position(s) |
Lock |
| Current club |
Ulster Rugby |
| Youth clubs |
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| Youth representative teams |
| Years |
Team |
Apps (points) |
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Australian U19s |
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| Senior clubs* |
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| Super Rugby ** |
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| Representative teams** |
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* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 9 Dec 2010. |
Ed O'Donoghue (born 24 June 1982 in London, England) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster Rugby in the Magners League competition.
[edit] Position
O'Donoghue's position of choice is as a lock and he can also operate as a flanker.
[edit] Early years
He was born in London to Irish parents and he grew up in Brisbane, Australia
[edit] Rugby career
He previously played for Northampton Saints and Worcester Warriors in the Guinness Premiership.[1]
O'Donoghue joined Ulster Rugby at the start of the 2008/09 season after a two year contract with Queensland Reds. He earned a place on the Australian U19’s squad. O'Donoghue also played in the Australian Provincial Championship and earned his first Super 14 start in 2007, going on to play all thirteen games in the season."[2]
[edit] International Rugby
[edit] Ireland
Irish-qualified through his parents he made his debut for Ireland Wolfhounds in February 2009 when he came on as a substitute for Bob Casey against Scotland A in the RDS in the 35–10 win. Ireland Wolfhounds went on to win the 2009 Churchill Cup."[3] He was called up to the 2010 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand/Australia. He made his first non-cap start against Barbarians and New Zealand Māori in June, 2010.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Odonoghue, Ed |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
24 June 1982 |
| Place of birth |
London, England |
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