Ciarán Frawley
| Date of birth | 4 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14.3 st; 201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Skerries Community College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ciarán Frawley (born 4 December 1997) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Leinster Rugby. His primary position is out-half, but he can also play inside centre, wing, or fullback.
Early life and career
Born in Sydney, Australia, to Irish emigrant parents, Frawley returned to Ireland aged 3.[1][unreliable source?] Growing up in Skerries in North County Dublin, but with strong family connections to Kilmaley, Co. Clare, Frawley played for his local Skerries RFC side and at Schools level with Skerries Community College.[2][3]
At club level, Frawley led Skerries to an All-Ireland Under-17 club title in 2014.[4]
Frawley broke into the Skerries RFC AIL team in late 2015, debuting on his eighteenth birthday before moving to UCD in 2016 when beginning his studies there.[5]
Leinster
Having come up through the province's Youths system, via the 'Clubs' section, Frawley joined the Leinster Rugby academy ahead of the 2017-18 season. Unusually, he also made his senior debut during his first year in the academy, coming on as a first-half substitute against the Scarlets in February 2018. Frawley scored a fine touchline conversion with his first kick and later added a penalty.[6] He made two more appearances during the 2017-18 season, including a man-of-the-match performance against the Southern Kings while yielded 14 points from the boot and a first senior try.[7]
In addition to his first team endeavours, Frawley started at out-half as Leinster 'A' won the inaugural Celtic Cup in October 2018, beating the Scarlets Premiership Select 15-8 in a tight final away from home in Llanelli - completing seven victories out of seven in the competition.[8]
Frawley made 11 appearances during the 2018-19 Pro14 season, scoring 58 points. This tally included a crucial try in a drawn game with Benetton.[9]
Frawley made his European Champions Cup debut on 14 December 2019, coming off the bench and scoring two conversions in a 50-21 win over the Northampton Saints.[10]
Ireland
Having previously represented his country at under-18 'club' and under-19 level, Frawley was selected for the Ireland U-20s ahead of the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He featured in all five games as Ireland finished fourth. Frawley was also part of the Irish team which finished ninth in the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, playing all five games and scoring a try versus Samoa.[11]
References
- ^ https://twitter.com/leinsterrugby/status/1206287811592085505
- ^ "Frawley starting to take off as Blues are grounded". Herald.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Leinster's Ciarán Frawley on a road less travelled to reach his destination". independent.
- ^ "Skerries defeat Galwegians 31-12 in Under 17's AIL..." Leinster Rugby. April 11, 2014.
- ^ "Ciaran Frawley – Ireland U-20's - Skerries RFC". Skerriesrfc.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Lowe brace inspires Leinster to victory over Scarlets". February 17, 2018 – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Scully, Michael (23 April 2018). "Leinster coach Fogarty: 'Ultimately the player makes the decision'". Irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Farrell, Sinead. "Champions! Kelleher on the double as Leinster A overcome Scarlets to secure inaugural Celtic Cup". The42.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ RDS, Johnny Watterson at the. "Benetton fashion late draw with Leinster thanks to Tavuyara try". The Irish Times.
- ^ Rees, Paul (December 14, 2019). "Garry Ringrose scores hat-trick as Leinster overwhelm Saints again" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Team, The42. "Ireland U20s make light work of Samoa to quash relegation fears". The42.
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