Tom Daly (born 31 July 1993) is an Irish

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player for

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. At 6'4" and 106-kg (16 stone), he plays the centre position. He formerly played for

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in the All Ireland League.

Club career

Daly featured for Leinster at both u-18 and u-19 youth levels, and entered the Leinster academy in 2013. After three years in the academy, he was awarded his first fully professional contract ahead of the 2016–17 season. He debuted in a November 2016 away win against Zebre, and made nine appearances in the 2016–17 season, mostly as a substitute. In an August 2017 pre-season Leinster match, Daly suffered damage to the ACL in his knee, forcing him to miss almost the entire 2017–18 season. In December 2018, Daly joined

on a loan deal for the remainder of the 2018–19 season. In April 2019, Daly signed a contract to remain at Connacht.

International

Daly played for Ireland at u-18 and u-19 level. He debuted for the Ireland under-20s in the

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. He also featured in that year's u-20 Junior World Championship for Ireland, earning a total of 6 caps and scoring one try. Daly was the captain of the

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. He was on the squad that played in the

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attempting to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, but the team was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the qualifying tournament by Spain and failed to advance to the Olympics. In June 2021 he was called up to the senior

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squad for the Summer tests.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, Tom 1993 births Living people Ireland international rugby sevens players Irish rugby union players People educated at St Mary's Knockbeg College Leinster Rugby players Connacht Rugby players Rugby union centres