Ed Byrne is an Irish

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player for

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. His preferred position is loosehead prop. In April 2015 he was awarded a senior contract with Leinster following completion of his time in the academy, having previously played with the Leinster senior team, making his debut in February 2014 against

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Ireland

In October 2020, he was named in the

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squad by coach Andy Farrell for the remaining matches of the 2020 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut as a substitute against

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on 24 October 2020.

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1993 births Living people Rugby union players from County Carlow People educated at Clongowes Wood College Irish rugby union players University College Dublin R.F.C. players Leinster Rugby players Rugby union props Ireland international rugby union players {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub