Darren Sweetnam
Birth name | Darren Sweetnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dunmanway, Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14.6 st; 205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bandon Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College Cork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Darrin Suatnam | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland | 5 May 1993||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2010–2012 | Dohenys | ||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2012 | Cork | 4 (0–1) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:57, 31 July 2012. |
Darren Sweetnam (born 5 May 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a wing but can also play fullback. Sweetnam is also a former inter-county hurler with Cork and has played underage hockey for Ireland.[1]
Rugby
Munster
On 1 October 2012, it was announced that Sweetman had signed a deal to join the Munster Rugby academy on a three-year contract.[2] He had previously represented the province at Schools, U18, U19 and U20 levels. Sweetnam made his debut for Munster A on 18 January 2013.[3]
In January 2015, Sweetnam signed a two-year contract with Munster.[4] Sweetnam made his senior Munster debut on 14 February 2015, coming off the bench in the game against Cardiff Blues.[5] He was nominated for the 2015 John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year Award in April 2015.[6]
On 1 October 2016, Sweetnam scored a try and won the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 49–5 win against Zebre in a 2016–17 Pro12 fixture.[7] On 22 October 2016, Sweetnam started in Munster's 38–17 win against Glasgow Warriors in Round 2 of the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, a match that was his European debut for the province.[8] Sweetnam was ruled out for 6 weeks with a knee injury sustained in the fixture against Leinster on 26 December 2016.[9]
On 24 January 2017, it was announced that Sweetnam had signed a contract extension which will see him remain with Munster until June 2019.[10] On 10 February 2017, Sweetnam made his return from injury when he started against Dragons, playing 55 minutes before being replaced by Francis Saili.[11] On 1 April 2017, Sweetnam scored a try in Munster's 41–16 Champions Cup quarter-final win against Toulouse.[12] On 4 May 2017, Sweetnam won the 2016–17 Munster Rugby Young Player of the Year award.[13] Sweetnam was named Man-of-the-Match in Munster's 2018–19 Pro14 opening win against South African side Cheetahs on 1 September 2018, with Sweetnam scoring one try in the provinces 38–0 victory.[14]
Ireland
Sweetnam was named in the Ireland Under-20 team for their 2013 Under-20 Six Nations Championship opener against Wales on 1 February 2013[15] and made his debut as a replacement during the game.[16] He was named in the Ireland Under-20 squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[17] He scored two tries in Ireland Under-20s 46–3 victory against Fiji Under-20s on 9 June 2013.[18] Sweetnam started for Ireland Under-20s in their 5th–6th place play-off against hosts France Under-20s on 18 June 2013, a game which the French team won 9–8.[19]
On 7 November 2016, Sweetnam was added to the senior Ireland squad for the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[20] Sweetnam earned his second senior international call-up in October 2017, being named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Autumn Internationals.[21] He made his debut for Ireland on 11 November 2017, coming on as a replacement for Rob Kearney in the 38–3 win against South Africa.[22] A week later, Sweetnam made his first start for Ireland, doing so against Fiji and scoring his first try for Ireland in their 23–20 win.[23]
Hurling
Previously he played hurling as a midfielder for the Cork senior team.[24] Sweetnam made his first appearance for the team during the 2012 Waterford Crystal Cup and was subsequently included in Cork's league and championship teams.[25] At club level Sweetnam played for Dohenys. His choice of professional rugby ends his hurling career for the foreseeable future.
References
- ↑ "Sweetnam opts for Munster over Cork hurlers". Irish Examiner. 1 October 2012.
- ↑ "Sweetnam Joins Academy". Munster Rugby. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ "Quarter-final in Store For Munster A". Munster Rugby. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ "Players Commit To Munster". Munster Rugby. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Opening Win At Irish Independent Park". Munster Rugby. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "Nominations In For Munster Rugby Awards". Munster Rugby. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Try Fest In Thomond". Munster Rugby. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Munster Do Foley Proud With Immense Display". Munster Rugby. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑ "Munster Confirm Latest Signings". Munster Rugby. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "Munster Down Dragons To Stay Top". Munster Rugby. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ↑ "Munster Back In Champions Cup Semi Finals". Munster Rugby. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ "Bleyendaal Is Named Munster Player Of The Year". Munster Rugby. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "Match Report | Winning Start at Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "Ireland Under-20 Team To Play Wales". Irish Rugby. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ "Ireland Under-20s Lose By Narrow Margin". Irish Rugby. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Ireland Under-20 Squad Named For Junior World Championship". Irish Rugby. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ "Ireland Under-20s Run Six Tries Past Fiji". Irish Rugby. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "Ireland Under-20s Edged Out By Hosts France". Irish Rugby. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "Six Players Added To Ireland Squad". Irish Rugby. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Four Uncapped Players Included In Ireland's GUINNESS Series Squad". Irish Rugby. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "Late Flurry Fires Ireland To Record-Breaking Win Over Springboks". Irish Rugby. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ "Keatley Kicks Ireland Home In Bruising Battle With Fiji". Munster Rugby. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Player profile: Darren Sweetnam". Cork GAA. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ "Cork and Tipp changes". Irish Examiner. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.