Harry McNulty

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|3|5}}

|birth_place = Bahrain

|height = 188 cm

|weight = 95 kg

|school = Rockwell College

|university = Trinity College Dublin
University of Limerick
University College Dublin

|ru_currentposition = Wing, Centre

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|ru_position = Wing

|amatteam1 = Munster Academy

|amatteam2 = UCD

|amatteam3 = Univ. of Queensland

|amatyears1 = 2012–14

|amatyears2 = 2014–

|amatyears3 = 2015–15

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|clubs1 = LA Giltinis

|points1 = 10

|apps1 = 7

| years2 = 2025–

| clubs2 = Kalinga Black Tigers

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|ru_clubupdate = 10 July 2021

|repyears1 = 2015–2024

|repteam1 = Ireland 7s

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|reppoints1 = 155

|ru_ntupdate = 7 December 2024{{cite web |title=Harry MCNULTY, Third Row |url=https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-international-23757.html |website=ITS Rugby |access-date=11 December 2023}}

|relatives = Sean McNulty (brother)

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Harry McNulty (born 5 March 1993) is an Irish former rugby union player.{{cite news |last1=McMahon |first1=Sean |title=Fear No Longer Holding Harry McNulty Back As He Lives Sevens Dream |url=https://punditarena.com/rugby/smcmahon/fear-no-longer-holding-harry-mcnulty-back-lives-sevens-dream/ |work=Pundit Arena |date=10 July 2018 |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804231444/https://punditarena.com/rugby/smcmahon/fear-no-longer-holding-harry-mcnulty-back-lives-sevens-dream/ |url-status=dead }} He most notably played for and captained the Ireland national rugby sevens team.

Early life

McNulty was born in Bahrain to Irish parents. His father worked in financial services and is a former Bahrain Rugby Club player. His mother was a flight attendant working for the then King of Bahrain, Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa.{{cite news |title=Buff travel-loving rugby player has beat 37,000 candidates to win a dream job cruising the world |url=https://travelwirenews.com/buff-travel-loving-rugby-player-has-beat-37000-candidates-to-win-a-dream-job-cruising-the-world-1332584/ |work=Travel Wire News |publisher=WorldNews |date=11 April 2019 |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831071529/https://travelwirenews.com/buff-travel-loving-rugby-player-has-beat-37000-candidates-to-win-a-dream-job-cruising-the-world-1332584/ |url-status=dead }} He has a younger brother, Sean McNulty, who is also a rugby player.{{cite news |last1=Bailey |first1=Ryan |title=McNulty discovers a new path having 'fallen out of love with rugby' after Leinster |url=https://www.the42.ie/sean-mcnulty-rugby-interview-4761147-Aug2019/ |work=The42 |date=11 August 2019 |language=en}}

The family lived in London for three years, then moved to the United States, where they lived for 10 years. In the United States, McNulty discovered he loved ice hockey and played hockey in New York. He played with the Rye Rangers.{{cite news |last1=Farrell |first1=Sean |title=Globe-trotting McNulty intent on taking Tokyo |url=https://www.the42.ie/harry-mcnulty-ireland-sevens-travel-4711150-Jul2019/ |work=The42 |date=7 July 2019 |language=en}}

At age 14, McNulty's family moved back to Bahrain and from 2006 to 2011 he attended Rockwell College, a boarding school in County Tipperary, for secondary school. At Rockwell, McNulty played rugby for the first time. He was on the school team that finished runner-up in the 2010 Munster Senior Cup, and then won the 2011 Munster Senior Cup by defeating Presentation Brothers College.{{cite news |title=Former Rockwell student is Ireland Rugby 7s try-scoring hero |url=https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/sport/253511/former-rockwell-student-in-ireland-rugby-7s-try-scoring-hero.html |work=The Nationalist |date=6 June 2017}}

University and club rugby

McNulty then played for Garryowen. He joined the Munster Academy for the 2012–13 season,{{cite news |last1=McCarry |first1=Patrick |title=Bahrain born Munster player relishing his training chance against BOD |url=https://www.the42.ie/ireland-six-nations-training-harry-mcnulty-1311481-Feb2014/ |work=The42 |date=12 February 2014 |language=en}} but left the Munster Academy at the end of the 2013–14 season.{{cite news |title=Munster Announce New Academy Recruits |url=http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/31806.php |work=Ireland national rugby union team |date=15 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913073135/http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/31806.php |archivedate=13 September 2015}}

From 2012 to 2014, McNulty attended University of Limerick, then transferred to University College Dublin, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in food science in 2017.{{Dead Link|date=November 2023}} As part of that degree, he lived in Brisbane, Australia in 2015 where he studied at the University of Queensland.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

During college, McNulty played with the Dublin University Football Club, winning the 2012 club sevens competition.{{cite news |title=Harry McNulty |url=http://origin.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/academy.php?player=114742&includeref=dynamic |work=Munster Rugby |date=2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312085343/http://origin.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/academy.php?player=114742&includeref=dynamic |archivedate=12 March 2018}}{{Contradict-inline|reason=references: says he studied at University College Dublin but played for Trinity College Dublin|date=November 2023}}

In 2016, McNulty played club rugby for UCD in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League, under head coach Andy Skehan.{{cite news |title=Ulster Bank League round-up: Lansdowne plunder win |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2016/0917/817279-ulster-bank-league-round-up/ |work=RTÉ |date=17 September 2016 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Ulster Bank League round-up: Clontarf cut loose against Garryowen |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/ulster-bank-league-round-up-clontarf-cut-loose-against-garryowen-1.3007126 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=11 March 2017 |language=en}}

In 2020 McNulty signed with Major League Rugby newcomer LA Giltinis who also signed his brother Sean.{{cite web |title=Ireland Sevens 'original' McNulty leaves for LA |url=https://www.the42.ie/ireland-sevens-7s-harry-mcnulty-5276276-Nov2020/ |website=the42 |date=23 November 2020 |access-date=23 November 2020}}

Ireland national rugby sevens team

In 2016, McNulty was part of the Ireland national rugby sevens team when they attempted unsuccessfully to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.{{cite news |title=Other Sports: Rugby: Bahrain-born Harry McNulty named in Ireland squad |url=http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/8646/Rugby-Bahrain-born-Harry-McNulty-named-in-Ireland-squad |work=Gulf Daily News |date=5 June 2015}}

In 2017, McNulty remained with the Ireland squad where he played in the Rugby Europe 2017 Sevens Grand Prix Series. McNulty was Ireland's leading try-scorer at the 2017 Moscow Sevens with six tries.{{cite news |last1=Naughton |first1=Joe |title=Ireland Men's 7s Squad for Rugby Europe Grand Prix Second Round in Lodz, Poland |url=http://sportsnewsireland.com/rugby/rugby_irish/ireland-mens-7s-squad-for-rugby-europe-grand-prix-second-round-in-lodz-poland/ |work=Sports News Ireland |date=8 June 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729212527/http://sportsnewsireland.com/rugby/rugby_irish/ireland-mens-7s-squad-for-rugby-europe-grand-prix-second-round-in-lodz-poland/ |archivedate=29 July 2017}}

McNulty represented Ireland at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, where Ireland finished ninth.

McNulty was part of the Ireland squad at the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier, where Ireland won the tournament to advance to "core team" status for the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series.{{cite news |last1=Loughnane |first1=Alan |title=Professional rugby player from Dublin wins dream Instagram travel job |url=https://www.joe.ie/life-style/professional-rugby-player-dublin-wins-dream-instagram-travel-job-664735 |work=JOE |date=May 2019 |language=en}}

McNulty was a member of the Ireland national rugby sevens team that qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Ireland Rugby 7s book first-ever place at Olympics after shock final win over France |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ireland-rugby-7s-book-first-ever-place-at-olympics-after-shock-final-win-over-france-40560256.html |access-date=2021-06-20 |website=independent |date=20 June 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Team |first=The42 |title=Sensational second half sees Ireland Men's Sevens qualify for Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.the42.ie/ireland-sevens-qualify-for-tokyo-olympics-5472348-Jun2021/ |access-date=2021-06-20 |website=The42 |date=20 June 2021 |language=en}} He also competed for Ireland at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-06 |title=Ireland Squads Named For Rugby World Cup Sevens In Cape Town |url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/09/06/ireland-squads-named-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-in-cape-town/ |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Irish Rugby |language=en-US}} He led Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-17 |title=Ireland Sevens Squads Confirmed For 2024 Paris Olympics |url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2024/06/17/ireland-sevens-squads-confirmed-for-2024-paris-olympics/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Irish Rugby |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Ireland - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024/participating-nations/ireland |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.world.rugby}}

Other work and activities

McNulty is an accomplished photographer, sharing his art via Instagram. His work includes self-portraiture, landscapes and night sky photography. In April 2019, McNulty won an all expenses paid Instagram apprenticeship with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.{{cite news |last1=Featherstone |first1=Emma |title=Rugby player scores £2,000-a-week Instagram apprenticeship to travel the world for free |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/news/Rugby-player-scores-2k-week-instagram-apprenticeship-travel-the-world-for-free/ |work=The Telegraph |date=8 April 2019}} In April 2019, McNulty – who is a long-time avid photographer – won a position as a Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Instagram apprentice, which funded travel around the world for three weeks during the summer of 2019.{{cite news |last1=Brady |first1=Sasha |title=The rugby player who has landed a £2000k-per-week job to travel the world |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/harry-mcnulty-instagram-apprenticeship |work=Lonely Planet |date=15 April 2019 |language=en}} In addition to being all-expenses paid, the position had a weekly salary.

As a Shore Explorer, McNulty visited shore-based locations around the world as part of a promotion of land-based offerings of the cruise line. McNulty documented his trip with photographs he posted on Instagram. He used a GoPro camera for much of the video he shot.

In his free time, McNulty has been involved in the Operation Smile charity.{{cite news |last1=McCarry |first1=Patrick |title=Munster rugby player seeking to change lives one smile at a time |url=https://www.the42.ie/operation-smile-harry-mcnulty-munster-rugby-1320233-Feb2014/ |work=The42 |date=17 February 2014 |language=en}} In 2020, McNulty joined TV broadcaster Darren Kennedy, stylist Lawson Mpame, Men's Circle Facilitator Darragh Stewart and coach Pat Divily as ambassadors for Movember.

References

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[https://www.irishrugby.ie/ireland_sevens/harry-mcnulty/ Harry McNulty] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804235951/https://www.irishrugby.ie/ireland_sevens/harry-mcnulty/ |date=4 August 2021 }} at Irish Rugby Football Union
{{World Rugby Sevens Series profile}}
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{{Ireland Sevens Squad for 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament}}

{{Ireland 2020 Men's Rugby Final Olympic Qualification Tournament squad}}

Category:Irish rugby union players

Category:Ireland international rugby sevens players

Category:Garryowen Football Club players

Category:Munster Rugby players

Category:1993 births

Category:Living people

Category:Dublin University Football Club players

Category:University College Dublin R.F.C. players

Category:University of Queensland Rugby Club players

Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Ireland