Jack O'Sullivan (born 1 October 1998) is an Irish

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player who plays as a flanker or number eight for

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Early life

Born in

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, O'Sullivan attended Presentation Brothers College, where he enjoyed a successful schools rugby career, winning the Schools Bowen Shield, the

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in 2014, and captaining the school to victory in the

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final in 2017, alongside future Munster teammates Seán French and Jonathan Wren. Whilst still only in his fourth year, O'Sullivan featured for Ireland under-18 schools, and won representation for Munster at under-18 and under-19 level, as well as touring France with the Ireland under-19s squad in 2017. He is the cousin of Munster players

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and

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, and of

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player

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, and is studying finance at

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Munster

Following his exploits with at school level, O'Sullivan joined the Munster academy ahead of the 2017–18 season, and he made his debut for

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during the

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against English side

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in December 2017. After returning from a long-term knee injury sustained whilst on international duty with Ireland under-20s, O'Sullivan was selected in the Munster A squad for the

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, a tournament hosted in

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, starting in the 38–19 win against

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on 6 April 2019. O'Sullivan made his senior competitive debut for Munster on 28 September 2019, featuring as a replacement in the provinces opening

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fixture against Welsh side

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, and he made his first start for the province in their 28–12 win against Welsh side

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on 25 October 2019. O'Sullivan made his European debut for Munster in their final pool 4 fixture of the 2019–20 Champions Cup against Welsh side

on 19 January 2020. He joined the Munster senior squad on a three-year contract ahead of the 2020–21 season. In Munster's 29–10 win against Welsh side

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during round 13 of the 2019–20 Pro14 on 29 February 2020, O'Sullivan scored his first try for the province, and he won the ''John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year'' for his performances during the 2019–20 season. O'Sullivan signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2022.

Ireland

Selected in the Ireland under-20s for the

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, O'Sullivan started against

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, and

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, scoring four tries and earning two

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awards during the tournament. O'Sullivan again won selection for the under-20s, this time for the

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, but he suffered a knee injury just days after being selected, which ruled him out of the tournament.

Honours

Presentation Brothers College

: **Winner (1): 2014 *

: **Winner (1): 2017

Munster

**Winner (1):

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Individual

*John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year: **Winner (1): 2019–20

References

External links

Munster Senior ProfileMunster Academy ProfileU20 Six Nations ProfileURC Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:OSullivan, Jack 1998 births Living people People educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork Rugby union players from Cork (city) Irish rugby union players University College Cork RFC players Munster Rugby players Rugby union flankers Rugby union number eights