Barry Daly (rugby union)

Barry Daly
Birth name <Daly BJ>
Date of birth (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 97 kg (15 st 4 lb ; 214 lb)
School Gonzaga College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Leinster
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016- Leinster 28 (85)
Correct as of 1 September 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Ireland u20
Ireland 7s		 4 (5)
Correct as of 07 Mar 2017

Barry Daly (born 19 September 1992) is a rugby union footballer for Leinster. He also plays for UCD in the All Ireland League.[2] Daly was awarded his first fully professional contract ahead of the 2016-17 season.

Daly has also played rugby sevens. He was a member of the Ireland national rugby sevens team that unsuccessfully attempted to qualify as one of the twelve teams for the rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil.

Daly was educated in Gonzaga College where he was famous for his hand offs. [3]

Leinster Rugby

In the 2017/2018 Season, Daly came off the bench vs. the Cardiff Blues to score his first try of the season. Following up on this, Daly scored a hat-trick against Toyota Cheetahs in what was a losing effort. [4] Daly made his European debut against Montpellier , scoring the 4th try for Leinster, and securing a bonus point win. [5] Daly was tipped for a call up to the Ireland squad, before injuring his ankle against Glasgow Warriors, leaving him on the sidelines for a minimum of 6 weeks. [6]

Daly made his return from injury in the St. Stephens Day win against Munster, offloading to Robbie Henshaw to assist the second try of the game. On 6 January 2018, Daly scored his 6th try of the season in a win against Ulster. [7] On 23 February, Daly continued his impressive try scoring season with Leinster, with two more tries against the Southern Kings in the RDS. [8] On 5 March, Daly was called up to the extended Ireland squad for the Six Nations Matches against Scotland and England. [9] Daly finished the 2017/2018 season as the Pro14 top try scorer with 12 tries, and Leinster's overall top try scorer with 13 tries.[10]

Personal Life

Daly is rumoured to be dating current nurse socialite Rio Carlin-Rosanio.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/player?PlayGuid=BD677899
  2. ↑ "Squad". leinsterrugby.ie. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ https://www.gonzaga.ie/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/highlights-cheetahs-38-leinster-19/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/champions-cup/leinster-youngsters-come-of-age-to-earn-bonuspoint-win-over-montpellier-36227041.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/pro14/josh-van-der-flier-and-barry-daly-set-for-long-spells-out-injured-1.3271397. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2018/0106/931458-larmour-stars-as-leinster-overwhelm-ulster/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.rte.ie/sport/results/rugby/guinness-pro14/11798/report-2604489/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ http://www.the42.ie/henderson-furlong-ireland-scotland-3885837-Mar2018/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://www.pro14rugby.org/historic-player-stats. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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