Alex Soroka (born 19 February 2001) is an Irish
rugby union player, currently playing for
United Rugby Championship and
European Rugby Champions Cup
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side
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby ( ga, Rugbaí Laighean) is one of the four professional provincial rugby union teams from the island of Ireland and the most successful Irish team domestically. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby ...
, and represents
Clontarf in the
All-Ireland League. His preferred position is
flanker
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* Flanker (rugby union), a position in rugby union (not found in rugby league)
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Leinster
Soroka played under-age rugby with Clontarf F.C. He was named in the Leinster academy for the 2020–21 season.2020–21 Pro14
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against .[https://twitter.com/leinsterrugby/status/1649118231662297088?s=20]
Personal life
He was born in Cork to Ukrainian parents, Tanya and Vassyl. He has an older brother, Ivan, who also plays for Clontarf F.C., and a younger sister, Dasha.2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, Soroka has been involved in fundraising for Okhmadits Childrens Hospital in Kyiv, the largest children's hospital in Ukraine. His fundraising efforts were backed by his Leinster teammates. his GoFundMe has raised over €64,000.
References
External links
itsrugby.co.uk Profile
2001 births
Living people
Irish rugby union players
Irish people of Ukrainian descent
Leinster Rugby players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union players from Cork (city)
People educated at Belvedere College
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