Jack O'Donoghue

Jack O'Donoghue
Date of birth (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994
Place of birth Waterford, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 97 kg (15 st 3 lb)
School De La Salle College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Number 8, Flanker
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
UL Bohemians
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2014–present Munster 46 (20)
correct as of 3 December 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013–14
2016–present		 Ireland U20
Ireland		 9
1		 (10)
(0)
correct as of 12 November 2016.

Jack O'Donoghue (born 8 January 1994 in Waterford, Ireland) is an Irish rugby union player. He can play either Number 8 or Flanker and is the first Waterford player to play for Munster since Ben Cronin in the early 1990s.

Early career

He captained Waterpark RFC to a Munster Under-17 title in 2011, a second title at that grade having also won the Munster and All-Ireland titles the previous year. He played for the Munster Under-18 Clubs team in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, captaining the side in the latter season. O'Donoghue also captained the Ireland Under-18 Clubs team in their games against France and England in April 2012.[1]

Munster

O'Donoghue made his debut for Munster on 19 September 2014, coming on as a replacement against Zebre in the Guinness Pro 12.[2] He signed a three-year contract with Munster in January 2015.[3] O'Donoghue made his first start for Munster against Cardiff Blues on 14 February 2015, also scoring his first try for Munster in the 33-16 win.[4] He scored a try in the 25-25 draw with Scarlets on 21 February 2015.[5] O'Donoghue also scored a try in the 22-10 win against Glasgow Warriors on 28 February 2015.[6] He won the 2015 John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year Award in April 2015.[7] O'Donoghue came off the bench during the 2015 Pro12 Grand Final on 30 May 2015.

O'Donoghue started at Openside Flanker for Munster against Treviso on 5 September 2015.[8] He made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut on 14 November 2015, starting the opening 2015–16 pool game against Treviso.[9][10]

Ireland

O'Donoghue captained Ireland Under-20 in their opening game of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship against France Under-20 on 2 June 2014.[11]

On 7 March 2016, O'Donoghue was added to Ireland's squad for the final two rounds of the 2016 Six Nations Championship, his first senior international call-up.[12] On 7 November 2016, O'Donoghue was added to the senior Ireland squad for the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[13] On 12 November 2016, O'Donoghue made his senior Ireland debut when he started in the 52-21 win against Canada.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Double Header For Ireland U-18s And U-19s". irishrugby.ie. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Zebo Hat-Trick Against Zebre". munsterrugby.ie. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Latest Contract News". munsterrugby.ie. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Opening Win At Irish Independent Park". munsterrugby.ie. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Munster Fight For Vital Points". munsterrugby.ie. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Winning Ways Continue In Cork". munsterrugby.ie. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Stander Scoops Player Of The Year Award". munsterrugby.ie. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Shaky Start For Munster". munsterrugby.ie. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Side Named For European Opener". munsterrugby.ie. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Job Done In Thomond". munsterrugby.ie. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ireland Under-20s Taste Defeat In JWC Opener". irishrugby.ie. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "O'Donoghue Called Into Ireland Squad". munsterrugby.ie. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Six Players Added To Ireland Squad". irishrugby.ie. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ireland Win GUINNESS Series Opener With Eight New Caps". 12 November 2016.

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