Kieran Paul Treadwell (born 6 November 1995) is a professional
rugby union
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player who plays as a
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for
United Rugby Championship
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club
Ulster
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. Born in England, he represents
Ireland
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at international level after qualifying on
ancestry grounds.
[Playing stats at ItsRugby.co.uk]
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Professional career
Born in Sutton
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, south London, he attended The John Fisher School
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. His mother is Irish, and he represented Ireland at under-18 level.[Gerry Thornley]
"Kieran Treadwell keen to make the most of his ‘second chance’ with Ireland"
''The Irish Times'', 31 January 2022 He joined the Harlequins academy ahead of the 2014–15 season, and made his senior debut for the club in 2014.["Kieran Treadwell to leave Harlequins"]
Quins.co.uk, 22 January 2016 He had a dual registration deal with London Scottish, for whom he played in the 2015–16 British and Irish Cup. He played for England at under-20 level, and was part of the team that won the 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
The 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was a rugby union competition held between February and March 2015. England won the championship. However, no team won either a Grand Slam or the Triple Crown.
Final table
Results Round 1
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.["Kieran Treadwell: Ulster sign England U20 lock Kieran Treadwell"]
BBC News, 22 January 2016
He moved to Ulster ahead of the 2016–17 season. He played regularly in his first season, thanks to the absence of Alan O'Connor and Peter Browne with injuries, and the departure of Dan Tuohy
Dan Tuohy (born 18 June 1985) is an English-born Ireland international rugby union player, currently playing for Vannes after leaving Stade Français. He plays as a lock. He also captained the Barbarians in their 2016 tour against the Czech ...
to Bristol Bears
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The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...
, making 21 starts and winning 47 lineouts. He was named by Joe Schmidt in the Ireland squad for their 2017 Summer Tour. In 2017–18 he made 23 appearances, including 19 starts, and made 155 tackles. In 2018–19 he established himself in the team alongside Iain Henderson
William Iain Henderson (born 21 February 1992) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays lock for Ulster, Ireland, and the British and Irish Lions. He has been the captain of Ulster since the 2019, and first captained Ireland in 2021 ...
, making 28 appearances including 22 starts, and 235 tackles. In 2019–20 he made 19 appearances, including 11 starts.2020–21
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he made 18 appearances, including 13 starts,2022 Six Nations Championship
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, and scored his first international try for Ireland in a 57–6 win over Italy.2023 Six Nations
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Treadwell helped Ireland win a Grand Slam by playing against his country of birth, England
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.
Career statistics
List of international tries
References
External links
Ulster Rugby profileUnited Rugby Championship profile
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Ireland profile
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1995 births
Living people
Harlequin F.C. players
London Scottish F.C. players
Ulster Rugby players
Irish rugby union players
Rugby union locks
Ireland international rugby union players
Irish Exiles rugby union players
People educated at The John Fisher School