Conor Moloney
| Date of birth | 18 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kildysart, County Clare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conor Moloney (born 18 July 2002) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays in the back-row and represents Limerick club Young Munster in the amateur All-Ireland League.
Young Munster
[edit]Moloney was part of the Young Munster team that defeated Garryowen 11–8 to win the 2021–22 Munster Senior Cup in March 2022.[1]
Munster
[edit]Born in Kildysart,[2] Moloney first began playing rugby with Ennis and represented Munster and Ireland at various underage levels, including 'A' level for Munster, as well as joining Young Munster in the AIL.[3] Following the disruption caused by the province's recent tour to South Africa, Moloney was registered with Munster's Champions Cup squad,[4] and made his senior competitive debut for Munster in their opening 2021–22 Champions Cup fixture away to English club Wasps on 12 December 2021, coming on as a replacement for John Hodnett in the province's 35–14 win alongside fellow Ennis RFC men Tony Butler and Ethan Coughlan.[5]
Ireland
[edit]Moloney was selected in the Ireland under-20s squad for the 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship when it was announced in January 2022,[6] and he made his competitive debut for the team in their 17–16 away win against France on 11 February.[7][8] Ireland went on to win the Grand Slam in the tournament.[9]
Honours
[edit]Young Munster
[edit]- Munster Senior Cup:
- Winner (1): 2021–22[1]
Ireland under-20s
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Historic Day For Young Munster". Munster Rugby. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Clare Trio Included In Munster Squad For Champions Cup Clash With Wasps". Clare FM. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Who are the 12 new young guns in Munster's matchday squad for Wasps?". The42. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Munster to register 22 new players for Champions Cup squad". The42. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Munster's young guns thrill in wild and wonderful bonus-point win over Wasps". The42. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Rueben Crothers named as captain in 31-man Ireland squad for U20s Six Nations". The42. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Ireland U20s Team To Face France Named". Munster Rugby. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Ireland U20s dig deep to record brilliant last-ditch win in France". The42. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Ireland U-20s Secure Grand Slam With Nine-Try Win Over Scotland". Irish Rugby. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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