Connal McInerney (born 2 March 1995) is an
Australian rugby union player who plays for the in the
Super Rugby
Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...
competition and
Australia
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internationally. His position of choice is
hooker
Hooker may refer to:
People
* Hooker (surname)
Places Antarctica
* Mount Hooker (Antarctica)
* Cape Hooker (Antarctica)
* Cape Hooker (South Shetland Islands)
New Zealand
* Hooker River
* Mount Hooker (New Zealand) in the Southern Alps
* Hoo ...
.
International career
McInerney was first called up to the Wallabies squad in 2020, but was not named in any match-day team selections. After another successful Super Rugby season, McInerney was again called up to the cover squad. He was not selected for any matches during the
2021 France tour of Australia or
2021 Rugby Championship
The 2021 Rugby Championship was the ninth edition of the annual southern hemisphere competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The Springboks returned to the tournament after a year out in 2020 due to South African ...
, but finally made his
test match debut against on the
2021 end-of-year tour, coming off the bench in a 32–23 win and scoring his maiden try in the final minutes.
References
Rugby union hookers
1995 births
Living people
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
ACT Brumbies players
Canberra Vikings players
New South Wales Country Eagles players
Place of birth missing (living people)
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