Kevin O'Byrne

Kevin O'Byrne
Date of birth (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 105 kg (16.5 st; 231 lb)
School Presentation Brothers College, Cork
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
20??–?? UCC
Highfield
UL Bohemians
Cork Constitution		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–present Munster 33 (5)
Correct as of 6 October 2018

Kevin O'Byrne (born 16 April 1991) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14. He plays as a hooker and represents Cork Constitution in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League.

Munster

O'Byrne made his Munster debut on 5 September 2014, starting against Edinburgh in the first game of the 2014–15 Pro12 season.[1] He signed a one-year development contract with Munster in March 2015.[2] On 3 September 2016, O'Byrne went off injured in Munster's 2016–17 Pro12 fixture against Scarlets. He was subsequently ruled out for 3 months with an elbow injury.[3] O'Byrne made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut for Munster on 21 October 2017, doing so when he came on as a replacement for Rhys Marshall in the round 2 fixture against Racing 92.[4][5] He scored his first try for Munster on 3 November 2017, having come on as a replacement in the 2017–18 Pro14 fixture against Welsh side Dragons, which Munster won 49–6.[6] He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2018.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Munster Lose Opener To Edinburgh". Munster Rugby. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Front Row Trio Sign Up". Munster Rugby. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Player Update". Munster Rugby. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Munster Side Named For Racing 92". Munster Rugby. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gutsy Win in Thomond". Munster Rugby. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Too much firepower for Dragons". Munster Rugby. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Contract Signings". Munster Rugby. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.