Michael McGrath (born 5 January 1991) is an Irish

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player for

Clontarf FC Clontarf Football Club is an Irish rugby union club based in Clontarf, Dublin and playing, as of 2018, in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League. History Having played firstly in a field at the bottom of Vernon Avenue, then on a site currentl ...

where he plays as a wing. He also plays for the

Ireland national rugby sevens team The Ireland national rugby sevens team competes in several international rugby sevens competitions. The team is governed by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). Ireland competes as a "core team" on the World Rugby Sevens Series, a competitio ...

as a forward. McGrath was educated at

Catholic University School Catholic University School ''(C.U.S.)'' is a private (voluntary) secondary school for boys in Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1867 by Bartholomew Woodlock as a preparatory school for the Catholic University of Ireland, the predecess ...

(CUS) in Dublin, a school better known for cricket rather than rugby. After a short stint with Plymouth Albion R.F.C. he secured a place in a wider

Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby ( ga, Rugbaí Laighean) is one of the four professional provincial rugby union teams from the island of Ireland and the most successful Irish team domestically. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby ...

training squad whilst playing club rugby with Clontarf, eventually securing a full contract. He made his senior debut in September 2014 against

Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup (which ...

. He was called up to the Leinster senior squad for the season commencing 2014–15 following impressive performances in the All-Ireland League. However, he was released from Leinster. McGrath was the All-Ireland League Division 1A top try scorer in 2014, 2015, and again in 2016. McGrath was part of the

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

wider training squad during the summer of 2016, but returned to Clontarf for the 2016-17 season. McGrath was noted for his outstanding performance in a losing effort in the 2017 All-Ireland League final."Watch: Mick McGrath brushes off Cork Con tackler with ease in build up to great Clontarf try"
''Irish Independent'', 18 July 2017.

National team

McGrath has been involved with the

. He was a member of the 2016 squad that attempted unsuccessfully to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics. He was a member of the Ireland sevens squad that finished second in the 2017 Sevens Grand Prix Series, qualifying for the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens and the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. McGrath was not, however, named as one of the core squad players for the 2018 season.

References

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* Leinster Profil

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGrath, Mick Living people 1991 births Irish rugby union players Leinster Rugby players Rugby union players from Dublin (city) Ireland international rugby sevens players Clontarf FC players Plymouth Albion R.F.C. players Expatriate rugby union players in England Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Irish expatriate rugby union players