Adam Byrne (born 20 April 1994) is an Irish
rugby union
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player for
Connacht Rugby. His preferred position is on the wing, although he also plays at full-back. His brother
Sam is a professional football player.
Leinster career
Byrne made his Leinster senior debut on 29 December 2012 at the age of just 18, making him the youngest ever player to play for Leinster.
In the interim, Byrne played for the Leinster A side, which won back to back
British & Irish Cup trophies, before fully emerging into the Leinster squad in 2015-16, whilst still a member of the academy. Byrne opened his scoring account for Leinster by crossing the whitewash on only his second ever start, versus
Zebre
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on 12 February 2016.
Byrne was awarded a senior development contract with the province to commence in the 2016-17 season.
Connacht career
It was announced in March 2022 that Byrne had signed for
Connacht
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alongside teammates Peter Dooley and Josh Murphy for 2022/2023 season. In April 2023 it was announced that Byrne would leave Connacht at the end of the 2022–23 season.
National team
In 2015 and 2016, Byrne played with 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 ...
, which aims to be a permanent national team. He played different sevens championships to gain promotion to the 2017 Grand Prix Series. He also played the Olympic qualification tournament, but Ireland failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympics after a defeat against Spain in Cup quarter final (12-7).
On 26 October 2017, Byrne was named in the extended
Ireland national rugby union team for the
Autumn internationals. He made his debut against
Argentina
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on 25 November 2017, starting as a winger and ending the game as a center.
References
External links
Leinster ProfilePro14 Profile
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Ireland Profile
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Irish rugby union players
1994 births
Living people
Rugby union wings
Leinster Rugby players
Ireland international rugby sevens players
Alumni of University College Dublin
Rugby union players from County Kildare
Ireland international rugby union players
Connacht Rugby players
People from Kill, County Kildare