Tadhg Beirne

Tadhg Beirne
Birth name Tadhg Beirne
Date of birth (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992
Place of birth Eadestown, Kildare, Ireland
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 113 kg (17.8 st; 249 lb)
School Clongowes Wood College
University Dublin City University
Notable relative(s) Alannah Beirne (sister)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker, Number 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
20??–2016
2016–2018		 Lansdowne
Llandovery
2
(0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015
2016–2018
2018–present		 Leinster
Scarlets
Munster		 4
57
6		 (0)
(60)
(5)
Correct as of 13 October 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012
2018–present		 Ireland U20
Ireland		 9
2		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 23 June 2018

Tadhg Beirne (born 8 January 1992) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Munster in the Pro14. He primarily plays as a lock, but can also play as a flanker or number 8.

Club career

Leinster

Beirne graduated through the Leinster Academy and made his senior debut from the bench against the Cardiff Blues on 12 September 2015.[1] Beirne went on to make a further 3 appearances for Leinster, playing twice against Dragons and once against Scarlets, a team he would later go on to play for. All of these appearances came off the bench. Beirne spent most of his career at Leinster playing for their A team and he earned 10 caps for them, making 9 appearances in the British and Irish Cup.[2] Beirne was then released by Leinster.

Scarlets

It was announced on 28 June 2016 that Beirne had moved to Scarlets.[3] Beirne made his Scarlets debut off the bench in the opening game of the season, a loss against Munster.[4] He then played a massive role in Scarlets successful 2016–17 season, in which they beat Munster 46–22 in the 2017 Pro12 Grand Final to win their first silverware since the 2003–04 season.

Munster

In October 2017, Munster announced the signing of Beirne on a two-year contract, which began at the start of the 2018–19 season.[5] Beirne was named the Guinness Players' Player of the Season when the 2017–18 Pro14 awards were announced in August 2018.[6] He made his Munster debut on 7 September 2018, coming on as a replacement for Dave O'Callaghan in the provinces 2018–19 Pro14 fixture against Glasgow Warriors.[7] Beirne made his first start for Munster on 14 September 2018, doing so in their 49–13 win against Ospreys in Irish Independent Park.[8] He scored his first try for Munster in the provinces 30–22 defeat at the hands of Leinster on 6 October 2018.[9] Beirne made his Champions Cup debut for Munster on 13 October 2018, earning the Man-of-the-Match in the provinces opening 2018–19 pool 2 fixture against English side Exeter Chiefs, which ended in a 10–10 draw in Sandy Park.[10]

Ireland

Beirne made nine appearances for the Ireland U20 team and was part of the team which finished 6th in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[11] Beirne also played for the Ireland sevens team.

He received his first senior international call-up in May 2018, being selected in the Ireland squad to tour Australia in June[12], and made his senior Ireland debut on 16 June 2018, coming on as a replacement for Peter O'Mahony in the second test against Australia,[13] before also coming off the bench for Ireland during their 20–16 third test victory, a win that sealed a 2–1 historic series victory for Ireland.[14]

Honours

Scarlets

Individual

  • Pro14 Players' Player of the Season:

References

  1. ↑ Leinster 23 V 15 Cardiff Blues
  2. ↑ Leinster Rugby - Tadhg Beirne player profile
  3. ↑ Scarlets sign lock Tadhg Beirne from Leinster
  4. ↑ Scarlets 13-23 Munster
  5. ↑ "Beirne To Join Munster". Munster Rugby. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Beirne Wins PRO14 Players' Player Of The Season Award". Munster Rugby. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Report | Munster Fall To Defeat In Glasgow". Munster Rugby. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Report | Munster Beat Ospreys In Cork". Munster Rugby. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Report | Munster Edged Out At Aviva". Munster Rugby. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Report | Munster Draw Against Exeter Chiefs". Munster Rugby. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  11. ↑ Tadhg Beirne Ireland U20 Profile
  12. ↑ "Ireland Squad Named For Summer Tour To Australia". Irish Rugby. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Furlong On Fire As Ireland End Wait For Away Win Over Wallabies". Irish Rugby. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Schmidt Praises Character Of Players As Ireland Claim Historic Series Win". Irish Rugby. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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