Peter Dooley (born 4 August 1994) is an Irish

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player for

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. His preferred position is loosehead prop. In 2016 he was awarded a senior contract with Leinster following completion of his time in the academy, having previously played with the Leinster senior team, making his debut in October 2014 against

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He was voted the Leinster Young Player of the year in 2015.

Rugby career

Early career

Dooley started his rugby playing underage at

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in Co. Offaly. Playing number 8 in his teenage years, Dooley was part of the

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under-age set up. After entering the Leinster academy he was advised to switch to change position to Loosehead Prop.

Ireland

Dooley has represented Ireland at under-age level. In June 2021 he was called up to the senior

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squad for the Summer tests.

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