Will Connors
{{short description|Irish rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Will Connors
| image =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|4|4}}
| birth_place = Donadea, County Kildare, Ireland
| height = {{height|m=1.96}}
| weight = {{convert|100|kg|st lbs|abbr=on}}
| ru_position = Back-row
| amatyears1 = 2015–
| amatteam1 = UCD
| ru_amateurupdate =
| years1 = 2018–
| clubs1 = Leinster
| apps1 = 55
| points1 = 10
| ru_clubupdate = 22 March 2025
| repyears1 = 2016–2017
| repteam1 = Ireland U20
| repcaps1 =
| reppoints1 =
| repyears2 = 2020–
| repteam2 = Ireland
| repcaps2 = 9
| reppoints2 = 15
| ru_ntupdate = 14 March 2021
| spouse =
| children =
| relatives =
| school = Clongowes Wood College
| university = University College Dublin
}}
Will Connors (born 4 April 1996) is an Irish rugby union player for URC and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster, and for the Ireland national rugby union team. He plays in the back-row, primarily as an flanker.
Early life
Connors was born in Donadea, County Kildare and attended Clongowes Wood College, where he played on the school's Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup side. He had previously played for many years with North Kildare RFC minis and is now club ambassador for the North Kildare RFC Skylarks additional needs team.{{fact|date=December 2021}}
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).{{cite web | title=2016/17 Academy panel announced | website=Leinster Rugby | date=2016-06-20 | url=https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/201617-academy-panel-announced/ | access-date=2021-06-21}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/leinster-rugby/you-always-hope-the-chance-will-come-your-way-36633357.html|title='You always hope the chance will come your way' - Independent.ie|publisher=www.independent.ie}} Connors performances earned him a spot on the 2019–20 Pro14 Dream Team.[https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-40046216.html%3ftype=amp Chop tackler Will Connors a vital cog in Leinster machine]. Irish Examiner. 10 September 2020.
Ireland
Connors played for Ireland Under-20s in 2016. He has also featured for the Ireland 7s team.
Connors debuted for the Ireland national rugby union team on 24 October 2020 in a Six Nations fixture against Italy, where he scored a try and had a team-high 20 tackles, earning the man-of-the-match honor for his performance.[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/keenan-scores-twice-as-ireland-beat-italy-to-go-top/#live Ireland v Italy]. Six Nations Rugby. Accessed 24 October 2020. In the 2021 Six Nations Connors scored another two tries against Italy.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Sport links}}
- {{EPCR profile|WC878449}}
- [https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/player?PlayGuid=WC878449 Leinster Profile]
- [https://www.pro14rugby.org/player/?PlayGuid=WC878449 Pro14 Profile]
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Category:People educated at Clongowes Wood College
Category:Rugby union players from County Kildare
Category:Irish rugby union players
Category:University College Dublin R.F.C. players
Category:Leinster Rugby players
Category:Ireland international rugby union players
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