Jonathan Holland (born 30 August 1991) is a retired Irish

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player. He played as a

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for Munster and

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Holland was awarded the 2012–13 Ulster Bank Young Player of the Year Award for Division 1A.

Munster

Holland made his Munster A debut on 19 November 2011, coming on as a substitute against Neath. He made his senior debut for Munster on 23 November 2013, coming on as a substitute against Cardiff Blues. Holland was awarded a development contract with the senior Munster squad for the 2014–15 season in March 2014. Holland was nominated for the John McCarthy Award for Munster Academy Player of the Year on 1 May 2014. Holland made his first start for Munster on 19 September 2014, against

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in the

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. He signed a two-year contract with Munster in January 2015, advancing from a development contract to a full contract. On 25 March 2016, Holland started against

in a

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game, scoring 10 points. On 2 April 2016, Holland started against

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, scoring all of Munster's points, including a try, in Munster's 16–13 defeat. On 1 September 2016, it was announced that Holland had been forced to retire from rugby with immediate effect after being advised to do so on medical grounds, having suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury first sustained in November 2014.

Coaching

Holland joined

's coaching team ahead of their 2017–18 season, working with the backs.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holland, Jonathan Living people 1991 births People educated at Coláiste Chríost Rí Alumni of University College Cork Rugby union players from County Cork Irish rugby union players Cork Constitution players Munster Rugby players Rugby union fly-halves