Jack Edward Conan (born 29 July 1992) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team.[2][3]
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| Full name | Jack Edward Conan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 July 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bray, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Gerard's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editLeinster
editConan made his senior debut in February 2014 against the Cardiff Blues.[4] Conan was dropped from the Leinster senior squad for the 2014/15 season, one year ahead of scheduled completion of the academy.[5] Conan was named man-of-the-match for his performance against Ulster on 3 January 2015,[6] in a game where he led all forwards with 40 meters gained and 8 defenders beaten.[7] On 13 January 2017, Conan scored a hat-trick in the 57–3 win against Montpellier in the European Rugby Champions Cup at the RDS.[8] Conan gained his 100th Leinster cap in a Pro14 victory over Dragons on 19 February 2021.[9] Conan scored the game's only try and was named Player of the Match in Leinster's 16–6 victory over Munster in the 2021 Pro14 Grand Final.[10][11]
Ireland
editConan was one of only two uncapped players included in the extended Ireland rugby squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, but he did not play in any of Ireland’s matches that tournament. He debuted for Ireland in a victory against Scotland at Lansdowne Road in an August 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match where he started at flanker.[12][13] He did not make Ireland’s 2015 World Cup squad, however, and did not play another match for Ireland for almost two years, until June 2017. Seen in shouk in Drumcondra on August 16 before going to the World Cup.
British & Irish Lions
editConan was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.[14] He started all three Lions' test matches against South Africa.
Honours
edit- Leinster
- Ireland
- 3× Six Nations Championship: 2018,[15] 2023, 2024
- 2× Grand Slam: 2018, 2023
- 3× Triple Crown: 2018, 2022, 2023
References
edit- ^ "LIONS V JAPAN UPDATE". Lions Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Jack Conan". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Jack Conan". espnscrum. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "All Fixtures & Results".
- ^ "Leinster Rugby Announce Contract Renewals for 2014/2015 : News | the Latest | Leinster Rugby | Official website". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ "Madigan inspires Leinster to win over Ulster", ESPN scrum, 3 January 2015.
- ^ Leinster (9) 24 - 11 (6) Ulster, ESPN scrum, 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Hat-trick hero Jack Conan purrs as rampant Leinster maul 14-man Montpellier at the RDS". Irish Independent. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Five-try Leinster overcome poor start to bully Dragons". the42. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL MATCH REPORT: LEINSTER 16 MUNSTER 6". Leinster rugby. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Leinster make it four-in-a-row as Munster famine continues". RTE Sport. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Jack Conan set for debut against Scotland as Ian Madigan and Gordon D'Arcy get chance". Irish Independent. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Schmidt: We didn't learn enough against Wales". Irish Independent. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "British and Irish Lions 2021: Sam Simmonds in 37-man squad but Billy Vunipola misses out". BBC Sport. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "All 30 of Ireland's Grand Slam contributors rated - but one man comes out on top". Irish Independent. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
External links
edit- Jack Conan at ESPNscrum
- Jack Conan at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Jack Conan at European Professional Club Rugby
- Leinster Profile
- Pro14 Profile
- Ireland Profile
