Ross Molony (11 May 1994) is an Irish professional

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player, who plays in the second-row position for Irish province

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Club career

While in the academy for the 2015–16 season he nonetheless featured and impressed in the senior team, earning his first full professional contract from the 2016–17 season. He previously represented

at underage level. Molony was given the man of the match award in his European Champions' Cup debut in Leinster's 25–11 home win over

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International career

He previously played for the Ireland national under-20 rugby union team in the Junior World Championship and u-20 Six Nations tournaments. In June 2021 he was called up to the senior

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squad for the Summer tests.

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