Ross Moriarty

{{short description|British Lions & Wales international rugby union footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Ross Moriarty

| image = File:USO-Gloucester Rugby - 20141025 - Ross Moriarty.jpg

| caption =

| birth_name = Ross Moriarty

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|4|18}}{{cite web |title=British and Irish Lions 2017: Ross Moriarty's birthday surprise call-up |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/39644352 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=8 October 2018 |date=19 April 2017}}

| birth_place = St Helens, Merseyside, England

| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|108|kg|lb stlb|abbr=on}}

| school = Glyncollen Primary School and Morriston Comprehensive School

| relatives = Paul Moriarty (father)
Richard Moriarty (uncle)

| position = Blindside Flanker
Number 8

| amatyears1 =

| amatteam1 =

| ru_amupdate =

| clubs1 = Gloucester

| clubs2 = → Hartpury College (loan)

| clubs3 = Dragons

| clubs4 = Brive

| apps1 = 95

| apps2 = 13

| apps3 = 54

| apps4 = 11

| points1 = 60

| points2 = 40

| points3 = 10

| points4 = 5

| years1 = 2012–2018

| years2 = 2012–2014

| years3 = 2018–2023

| years4 = 2023–

| ru_clubupdate = 18 October 2023

| repteam1 = England U18

| repteam2 = England U20

| repteam3 = Wales

| repteam4 = British & Irish Lions

| repyears1 = 2012

| repyears2 = 2013–2014

| repyears3 = 2015–

| repyears4 = 2017

| repcaps1 = 5

| repcaps2 = 6

| repcaps3 = 54

| reppoints1 = 10

| reppoints2 = 0

| reppoints3 = 15

| ru_ntupdate = 7 April 2023

}}

Ross Moriarty (born 18 April 1994) is an international rugby union player, who currently plays for Brive. Moriarty has represented Wales and England U20.

Personal life

Moriarty was born in St Helens, Merseyside while his father, former Wales international Paul Moriarty, was in the north of England playing rugby league. Moriarty is also the nephew of former Wales international captain Richard Moriarty.

He was educated at Glyncollen Primary School and Morriston Comprehensive School in Swansea, Wales. He took up rugby union at the age of ten playing for Swansea Schools and West Wales Schools. He also played his junior rugby at Gorseinon RFC

Club career

Moriarty made his debut for Gloucester on 10 November 2012 against the Ospreys, his age-grade team in the LV= Cup. He did not play for Gloucester regularly in his first season however, but was a regular with Hartpury RFC, where he was a student.

On 27 November 2017, it was announced that Moriarty would leave Gloucester to join Welsh region Dragons in the Pro14 on a two-year WRU central contract from the 2018–19 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2017/11/27/wales-back-row-ross-moriarty-leaving-gloucester-join-dragons/|publisher=Telegraph|title=Wales back-row Ross Moriarty leaving Gloucester to join Dragons|date=27 November 2017|access-date=10 December 2017}}

On 7 April 2023, Moriarty departed the Dragons with immediate effect to join Brive.{{Cite news |date=7 April 2023 |title=Wales back row Moriarty leaves Dragons for Brive |language= |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/65212658 |access-date=7 April 2023}}

International career

=England=

Moriarty made his international debut with England Under-18 against France at Fylde in February 2012. He went on to score tries against Scotland and Wales in his first four appearances, and helped England to become European champions in Spain.

He started the first two games for England in the 2013 under-20 Six Nations but was unavailable for the final three matches after being red carded in the match against Ireland in Athlone. He played in every match of the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship and scored three tries against the US in a pool game.

In the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship Moriarty won the tournament with England with impressive performances throughout the whole tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/rugby/report?gameId=221307&league=221415|title=England Under-20s vs South Africa Under-20s - Report - U20s World Championship 2014 2014 - 20 Jun, 2014 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/27939607|title=Junior World Championship: England 21-20 South Africa|work=BBC Sport|date=20 June 2014}}

=Wales=

Moriarty made his full international debut in the starting line up for Wales versus Ireland on 8 August 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/33821823|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Wales 21-35 Ireland|date=8 August 2015|access-date=3 September 2015}} On 15 September 2015, Moriarty was chosen as a replacement for Eli Walker in the 2015 Rugby World Cup squad after Walker suffered an injury.{{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34251954

|title=Rugby World Cup 2015: Eli Walker out of Wales squad

|publisher=BBC

|date=15 September 2015 |access-date=15 September 2015}}

Moriarty came off the bench against Ireland in the opening match of the 2022 Six Nations Championship to earn his 50th cap in the 29–7 loss.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/60273056|title=Ireland hammer sorry Wales 29-7 in one-sided opener|work=BBC Sport}}

== International tries ==

class="wikitable sortable"
TryOpponentLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1

| rowspan=2|{{ru|ITA}}

| rowspan=2|Cardiff, Wales

| rowspan=2|Millennium Stadium

| rowspan=2|2016 Six Nations

| rowspan=2|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|March|19}}

| rowspan=2|Win

2
3{{ru|FRA}}Oita, JapanBank Dome2019 Rugby World Cup{{dts|format=dmy|2019|October|20}}Win

References

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