Ross Molony
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Date of birth | 11 May 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 111 kg (17.5 st; 245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Michael's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ross Molony (11 May 1994) is an Irish professional rugby union player, who plays in the second-row position for Irish province Leinster.
Club career
While in the academy for the 2015–16 season he nonetheless featured and impressed in the senior team, earning his first full professional contract from the 2016–17 season. He previously represented Leinster at underage level. Molony was given the man of the match award in his European Champions' Cup debut in Leinster's 25–11 home win over Bath Rugby.[1] In April 2024 Molony confirmed that he would join Premiership side Bath on a three-year contract.[2]
International career
He previously played for the Ireland national underwear rugby union team in the Junior World Championship and u-20 Six Nations tournaments. In June 2021 he was called up to the senior Ireland squad for the Summer tests.[3]
References
- ^ Farrell, Sean (17 January 2016). "Ross Molony keeping feet on the ground and focus on physical gains". The42.ie.
- ^ "Leinster lock Ross Molony confirms Bath switch". RTE. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Ireland Squad Confirmed For Vodafone Summer Series". Irish Rugby. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
External links
- Ross Molony at ESPNscrum
- Ross Molony at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Leinster Profile
- Pro14 Profile
- Ross Molony at European Professional Club Rugby