Jack O'Donoghue
| Date of birth | 8 January 1994 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | ||
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| 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 | 36 | (20) |
| correct as of 8 May 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013–14 | Ireland U20 | 9 | (10) |
| correct as of 16 Jun 2014. | |||
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.
Munster
O'Donoghue made his debut for Munster on 19 September 2014, coming on as a replacement against Zebre in the Guinness Pro 12.[1] He signed a three-year contract with Munster in January 2015.[2] 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.[3] He scored a try in the 25-25 draw with Scarlets on 21 February 2015.[4] O'Donoghue also scored a try in the 22-10 win against Glasgow Warriors on 28 February 2015.[5] He won the 2015 John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year Award in April 2015.[6] 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.[7] He made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut on 14 November 2015, starting the opening 2015–16 pool game against Treviso.[8][9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
References
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