Chris Farrell

Christopher Robert Eric Farrell (born 16 March 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Pro14 and Champions Cup side Munster and, internationally, for Ireland. He plays as a centre and represents Young Munster in the All-Ireland League.

Chris Farrell
Farrell playing for Grenoble
Birth nameChristopher Robert Eric Farrell
Date of birth (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993
Place of birthBelfast, Northern Ireland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st; 240 lb)
SchoolFivemiletown College
Campbell College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2014
2017–present		 Clogher Valley RFC
Young Munster		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2014
2014–2017
2017–present		 Ulster
Grenoble
Munster		 5
74
35		 (0)
(50)
(30)
Correct as of 29 February 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012
2017–present		 Ireland U20
Ireland		 9
9		 (5)
(0)
Correct as of 28 September 2019

Early life

Farrell grew up in Fivemiletown, a village in south Tyrone, Northern Ireland. His initial sporting passion was soccer and he played centre-half for a local team, before he started playing rugby at the age of 11 for Clogher Valley RFC in County Tyrone.[1]

Professional clubs

Ulster

In December 2011, Farrell, then aged 18, made his Ulster debut against Leinster.[2]

Grenoble

At the beginning of the 2014–15 Top 14 season, Farrell joined French Top 14 side FC Grenoble, where Bernard Jackman, formerly of Connacht, Leinster and Ireland, was coach.[3] Farrell made his debut against La Rochelle off the bench and made his first start against Oyonnax.[4]

Munster

On 24 January 2017, it was announced that Farrell would be joining Irish province Munster on a two-year contract, beginning at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season.[5] Farrell made his competitive debut for Munster on 1 September 2017, starting the provinces opening 2017–18 Pro14 fixture against Benetton in Irish Independent Park, Cork.[6] Farrell scored his first try for Munster in their fixture against South African side Cheetahs on 9 September 2017, helping the province to a 51–18 win in Thomond Park.[7] He was ruled out for 6–8 weeks following a knee injury sustained whilst playing for Ireland.[8] He returned from the injury on 6 January 2018, starting in Munster's 39–13 win against Connacht.[9]

A knee injury Farrell suffered while with the Ireland squad during the 2018 Six Nations required surgery, and subsequently ruled him out of the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[10] He signed a three-year contract extension with Munster in October 2018, a deal that will see Farrell remain with the province until at least June 2022.[11] Farrell returned from the aforementioned knee injury on 25 November 2018, featuring off the bench in Munster's 2018–19 Pro14 round 9 fixture against Italian side Zebre.[12] He scored two tries and earned the Man-of-the-Match in Munster's 44–14 win against Edinburgh on 30 November 2018.[13]

Ireland

Farrell earned his first senior international call-up in October 2017, being named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Autumn Internationals.[14] He made his first appearance for Ireland on 18 November 2017, starting against Fiji.[15] Farrell also started in Ireland's win against Argentina, though he went off injured during the second-half.[8] Farrell made his Six Nations debut on 24 February 2018, starting against Wales and earning the Man-of-the-Match award in Ireland's 37–27 win.[16] However, a knee injury sustained during training ruled Farrell out of the remainder of the tournament.[17][10]

He was selected in the 31-man Ireland squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[18] having featured in the warm-up matches against Italy,[19] and Wales.[20]

Statistics

International analysis by opposition
Against Played Won Lost Drawn Tries Points % Won
 Argentina110000100
 Fiji110000100
 Italy220000100
 Japan101000
 Scotland220000100
 Wales220000100
Total98100088.89

Correct as of 28 September 2019[21]

Honours

Ireland under-18s

Ireland

References
  1. "Chris Farrell launches his climb back to the top at foot of the Alps". Irish Times. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. "Chris Farrell: Young Star Making His Mark". Ulster Rugby.
  3. "Chris Farrell to leave Ulster for French pastures". Newsletter. 1 March 2014.
  4. "Ulsterman Chris Farrell enjoying fresh start in Top 14 with Grenoble". The42. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. "Munster Confirm Latest Signings". Munster Rugby. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  6. "Munster Off to Flying Start". Munster Rugby. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. "Munster Tame Cheetahs With Eight-Try Rout". Munster Rugby. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  8. "Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  9. "Five-Try Win For Munster Over Connacht". Munster Rugby. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  10. "Farrell Injury Update". Munster Rugby. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  11. "Player Contract Boost Continues". Munster Rugby. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  12. "Report | Bonus Point Win in Parma". Munster Rugby. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  13. "Report | Munster Ease Past Edinburgh". Munster Rugby. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  14. "Four Uncapped Players Included In Ireland's GUINNESS Series Squad". Irish Rugby. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  15. "Keatley Kicks Ireland Home In Bruising Battle With Fiji". Irish Rugby. 19 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  16. "Ireland Strengthen Title Challenge With Stirring Win Over Wales". Irish Rugby. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  17. "Injury Update – Chris Farrell". Munster Rugby. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  18. "Ireland's Rugby World Cup Squad Named". IRFU. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  19. "Five-Try Triumph Gets Ireland Up And Running". IRFU. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  20. "Stockdale at the double as Schmidt's Ireland cling on for victory in Cardiff". The42. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  21. Chris Farrell, ESPN Scrum, 3 October 2019
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