Conor Fitzgerald (born 30 September 1997) is an Irish

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player for

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...

in the

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. He plays primarily as a

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, and represents Shannon in the All-Ireland League.

Early life

Born in

County Clare County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...

, Fitzgerald attended

Ardscoil Rís, Limerick Ardscoil Rís is a voluntary, all-boys, Roman Catholic secondary school in Limerick, Ireland. Located on the North Circular Road, its catchment area includes neighbourhoods on the northside of Limerick such as Caherdavin, Mayorstone and Clarevie ...

, where he was part of the team that lost the 2015

Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup The Munster Schools Senior Cup or Munster Senior Cup is the under-age rugby union competition for schools affiliated to the Munster Branch of the IRFU. The inaugural Munster Schools Senior Cup took place in 1909 and, since then, Cork city's two ...

final to

Rockwell College Rockwell College ( ga, Coláiste Charraig an Tobair), founded in 1864, is a voluntary day and boarding Catholic secondary school near Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. The school has a rugby tradition and has won the Munster Schools Sen ...

. A former Limerick minor hurler, he represented

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

at Under-18 Clubs, Under-19, Under-20 and 'A' level, as well as representing Ireland at Under-19 and Under-20 level.

Munster

Fitzgerald joined the Munster academy ahead of the 2017–18 season, having made his non-competitive debut for Munster during their pre-season fixture against Italian side

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in August 2016. However, Fitzgerald was released from the academy before the end of the 2017–18 season.

Connacht

After leaving Munster, Fitzgerald joined the

academy, and made his competitive debut for the province in their 22–10 win against French side Bordeaux Bègles during the 2018–19 Challenge Cup on 13 October 2018, before making his first start for Connacht one week later in their 34–13 defeat away to English side

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. He will join the Connacht senior squad ahead of the 2019–20 season, having signed his first professional contract with the province in April 2019. In April 2023 it was announced that Fitzgerald would leave Connacht at the end of the 2022–23 season.

Ireland

Fitzgerald made four appearances for Ireland Under-20s during the

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, against

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and

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, whilst also making one appearance, against

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, at the

2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship The 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the tenth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in Georgia by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations played in the tournament, ...

References

External links

Connacht ProfileMunster Academy ProfilePro14 Profile
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U20 Six Nations Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgerald, Conor 1997 births Living people People educated at Ardscoil Rís, Limerick Rugby union players from County Clare Irish rugby union players Shannon RFC players Connacht Rugby players Rugby union fly-halves