Rory Moloney
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| Date of birth | 4 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Portlaoise, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Cistercian College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | NUI Galway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory Moloney (born 4 January 1995[1]) is a rugby union player from Ireland. He plays as a flanker. Moloney most recently played professionally for Irish provincial side Connacht.
Early life[edit]
Moloney was born in Portlaoise and grew up in Abbeyleix in County Laois. He started playing rugby with the Portlaoise team at 8 years old. In his youth, he also played Gaelic football with Ballyroan and hurling with Abbeyleix, but gave them up to focus on rugby.[1]
Moloney received his secondary education from Cistercian College in Roscrea and played for the school's rugby team. Moloney has also studied at NUI Galway.[1]
Rugby career[edit]
Connacht[edit]
Having previously played for his native province Leinster's under-age sides, Moloney joined rival province Connacht's academy in 2013.[1] Moloney was called up to train with the senior side, and though he did not feature for the team, he played a leading role in the province's second tier side the Connacht Eagles in both their inter-provincial and British and Irish Cup campaigns.[2] Moloney signed his first senior contract with Connacht ahead of the 2016–17 season.[3]
International[edit]
Moloney has represented Ireland internationally at under-age level. He played for the Irish schools team from 2012 to 2013, while attending Cistercian College. Moloney has also played for the Ireland under-20s. He appeared 13 times for the side, 10 of these appearances coming as starts, and scored a try against Italy in the 2015 under-20 Six Nations.[1][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "The future is bright: Rory Moloney (Third year academy)". Irish Independent. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Four more players confirmed for 2016/17 senior squad". Connacht Rugby. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Danny Qualter extends Connacht Rugby contract". Roscommon Daily. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Under-20 Profiles: Rory Moloney". Irish Rugby. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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