Ross Patrick Byrne (born 8 April 1995) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team.[2]

Early life

Byrne went to school at St. Michael's College, Dublin. He was in the Leinster Rugby Academy,[3] and played for Ireland’s rugby youth teams.[4]

Professional career

On 24 October 2018, Byrne was named in the Ireland squad for the November Internationals.[5] In November 2022 Byrne kicked a late penalty to contribute 3 points to Ireland's 13 point total in the 13–10 victory over Australia. [6] In the opening match of the 2023 Six Nations, Ross Byrne replaced Jonathan Sexton as outhalf and scored a late conversion in Ireland's 34–10 win against Wales.[7] Byrne was named to the 2022–23 URC Elite XV of the year, his second domestic team of the year achievement.[8]

Honours

Leinster
Ireland
Individual

References

  1. ^ "Ross Byrne". Leinster rugby. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ 2016/17 Academy panel announced Leinster Rugby, 21 June 2016
  3. ^ McCormack, Tara (19 August 2023). "Ross Byrne on career success, engagement and taking on the No 10 jersey". RSVP Live. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Who is Ross Byrne: Ten things you should know about the Ireland fly-half". Rugby World. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Schmidt includes uncapped Addison as Murray misses out on Ireland squad". The 42. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Byrne's late penalty sees Ireland scrape past Wallabies in Dublin". the42. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Farrell's Ireland get Six Nations tilt rolling with bonus-point win in Cardiff". the42. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  8. ^ "URC Awards: 2022/23 Elite XV Has Been Named". United Rugby. Retrieved 15 May 2023.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Byrne
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