Peter Clohessy (born 22 March 1966) is an Irish former
rugby union
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player, who played for
Munster
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,
Queensland Reds
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and
Ireland
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. He played as a
prop
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and was known by his fans as "The Claw". He played most of his career at tighthead prop but later switched to loosehead.
Munster
Clohessy made his Munster debut against
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...
in 1987. He was part of the Munster team that lost 9-8 to
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...
in the
2000 Heineken Cup Final
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, and he was again on the losing side when Munster lost 15-9 to
Leicester Tigers
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The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...
in the
2002 Final. This was also Clohessy's last game for Munster, as he retired at the end of the 2001–02 season.
Ireland
Clohessy made his Ireland debut against
France
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in February 1993, during the
1993 Five Nations Championship
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. His first try for Ireland came against
Australia
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in June 1994. Clohessy missed the
1995 World Cup, but was selected in Ireland's squad for the
1999 Tournament. He was desperately unlucky not to be selected for the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand and had to withdraw from the 1997 tour to South Africa due to injury . His last appearance for Ireland was against France in the
2002 Six Nations Championship
The 2002 Six Nations Championship was the third series of rugby union's Six Nations Championship, the 108th international championship overall. The annual tournament was won by France, who completed a grand slam.
Participants
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.
Personal life
Clohessy formerly owned a pub in Limerick called 'Clohessy's' and an adjoining night club called 'The Sin Bin'. He opened a pub and restaurant Crokers Bar & Restaurant in
Murroe
Murroe (), officially spelled Moroe, is a village in County Limerick, Ireland.
Environs
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, east Limerick. The menu has a Limerick/rugby theme.
References
External links
Clohessy profileMunster Rugby
Clohessy profileIRFU
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Living people
1966 births
Rugby union players from County Limerick
People educated at Crescent College
Irish rugby union players
Young Munster players
Munster Rugby players
Queensland Reds players
Ireland international rugby union players
Rugby union props
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