Will Connors
Will Connors (born 4 April 1996) is an Irish rugby union player for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster. He plays in the back-row, primarily as a openside flanker.
| Date of birth | 4 April 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Donadea, Kildare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (16 st; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Clongowes Wood College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
He was born in Donadea, County Kildare and attended Clongowes Wood College, where he played on the school's Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup side.
Leinster
Connors spent a year in the Leinster Rugby sub-academy after leaving school in 2015, before entering the academy in Summer 2016. He impressed in making his senior debut in the 2017–18 season and was promoted to the senior squad ahead of the 2018–19 season (after completing two of the usual three academy years).[1][2]
Ireland
Connors played for Ireland Under-20s in both 2016 and 2017, and was a part of the side at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, where Ireland beat the New Zealand Under-20s for the first time and enjoyed their best ever tournament finish of runners-up, losing the final heavily to England Under-20s after an otherwise excellent campaign. He has also featured for the Ireland 7s team.