Jack Aungier (born 20 November 1998) is an Irish
rugby union player who currently plays for
Connacht Rugby
Connacht Rugby ( ga, Rugbaí Connachta) is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. Connacht competes in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. The team represents the IRFU Con ...
. He plays as a
prop.
Early life
Aungier attended
St. Fintan's High School
St. Fintans High School ( ga, Ard Scoil Naomh Fhionntán) is an all-boys Roman Catholic voluntary-aided secondary school located between Sutton and Baldoyle, Dublin, Ireland.
History Background
A school originally opened at Bellevue House with ...
and participated in the
Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup with the school. At the age of just 16, Aungier made his debut for the
Ireland under-18s team.
Leinster
Whilst still in Leinster's academy, Aungier was selected on the bench for their round 5
2019–20 Pro14
The 2019–20 PRO14 (also known as the ''Guinness Brewery, Guinness PRO14'' for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Pro14, Celtic League. It was the third season to be ...
fixture against Welsh side
Dragons on 1 November 2019, and he replaced
Michael Bent
Michael Bent (born 25 April 1986 in Hāwera, New Zealand) is a New Zealand born rugby union player who can play as a tight or loosehead prop. He played for Leinster in the Pro14 and represented Ireland at international level.
He has also repr ...
in the 52nd minute in the provinces 50–15 win.
Connacht
In May of 2020, it was reported that Aungier would be joining Connacht Rugby during the then postponed 2019/2020 Pro14 season.
He made his debut for Connacht against Ulster during the resumed Pro14 season on the 23rd of August 2020, scoring the final try of a bonus point victory for the province.
References
External links
Leinster Academy ProfilePro14 Profile
1998 births
Living people
Irish rugby union players
Connacht Rugby players
Leinster Rugby players
Rugby union props
Rugby union players from Dublin (city)
People educated at St. Fintan's High School
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