Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Athy, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16.4 st; 229 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Knockbeg College, Carlow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin Moloney (born 19 October 1999) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster. His preferred position is flanker.
Club Career
Leinster
Moloney was a member of the under-20s squad for the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, and started in all five matches, which saw Ireland secure a grand slam victory for the first time since 2007. Subsequently he was named in the Leinster academy for the 2019-20 season. In April 2021, he made his Leinster debut in Round 11 of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup against Munster. In February 2022, he got his first start against Edinburgh in the United Rugby Championship.
Exeter
On the 11th September 2024, Exeter confirmed that they had signed Moloney after a successful trial period with the club.
References
- "Martin Moloney". Leinster Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- "Hawkshaw To Captain Ireland Under-20s As Squad Is Announced". Irish Rugby. 18 January 2019.
- "Ireland Under-20s Complete Grand Slam Mission With Bonus Point Flourish". Irish Rugby. 15 March 2019.
- "Leinster Rugby Academy for 2019/20 Confirmed". Leinster Rugby. 9 July 2019.
- "Leinster 3-27 Munster: Full-strength Munster thump rivals in Rainbow Cup". BBC Sport. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- "Four-try Leinster return to winning ways with bonus-point victory". The42.ie. 11 February 2022.
- "Exeter sign Irish forward Moloney after trial". BBC.com. 11 September 2024.
External links
- Martin Moloney at ItsRugby.co.uk
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