John Fogarty (born 18 October 1977) is an

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former player who is now scrum coach for

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. During his playing career, in which he played as a hooker, Fogarty for three of the four Irish provincial teams;

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 ...

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and

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. At international level, Fogarty played for Ireland A and

. Fogarty hails from Cork and was educated in

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 S ...

. Fogarty enjoyed a two-year spell with Munster, from 2000 to 2002, and after moving teams, made 107 appearances for the Connacht. He played 80 times in the

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and 27 times in the

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since his debut in the 2003–04 season. Fogarty captained Connacht for the 2006–07 Celtic League and

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. Fogarty left Connacht for Leinster ahead of the 2008–09 season. He was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2010 tour of New Zealand and Australia and earned his first test cap as a replacement in the 75th minute against the All Blacks on 12 June 2010. He was also part of an Ireland XV to play the New Zealand Māori team. Fogarty announced his retirement in November 2010. He had been advised by doctors to do so, due to having suffered repeated concussions.

Coaching career

After retirement Fogarty became an Elite Player Development Officer with the province, working with the Leinster ‘A’ and also fulfilling the role of scrum coach with the Ireland Under-20s. He was appointed as Leinster scrum coach in June 2015.

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Munster ProfileLeinster ProfileIreland ProfileIreland A ProfileRobin McBryde
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fogarty, John 1977 births Living people Irish rugby union coaches Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Leinster Rugby players Munster Rugby players Connacht Rugby players Rugby union hookers People educated at Rockwell College Rugby union players from County Cork Leinster Rugby non-playing staff Ireland Wolfhounds international rugby union players