Sean McCarthy (rugby union, born 1993)

Sean McCarthy
Date of birth (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993
Place of birth Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 118 kg (18.6 st; 260 lb)
School Rockwell College
Notable relative(s) Mick Galwey (Uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2018 Shannon ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2018
2015−2018
2018−		 Munster
→Munster A
Fiamme Oro		 3
12		 (0)
(5)
Correct as of 27 October 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Ireland U20 7 (0)
Correct as of 23 June 2013

Sean McCarthy (born 12 February 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14. He plays as a lock and represents Shannon RFC in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League.

Munster

On 18 March 2016, McCarthy made his competitive debut for Munster when he came on as a substitute against Cardiff Blues in a 2015–16 Pro12 fixture.[1] He joined the senior Munster squad on a one-year development contract for the 2016–17 season.[2] In April 2016, McCarthy was nominated for the John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year.[3] Having missed the entire 2016–17 season due to a knee injury, McCarthy made his comeback for Munster on 24 August 2017, when he was a replacement in the provinces 35–26 pre-season win against Worcester Warriors.[4] He made his competitive return to action for Munster on 30 September 2017, coming off the bench against Cardiff Blues in Round 5 of the 2017–18 Pro14.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Munster Fall Short In Cardiff". Munster Rugby. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Latest Player Contract News". Munster Rugby. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nominations In For Munster Rugby Awards". Munster Rugby. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Preseason Win At Sixways". Munster Rugby. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Munster Return To Winning Ways". Munster Rugby. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.


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