Adam D'Arcy is an Australian former

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player who played fullback professionally for

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and

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

. Originally from Sydney, Australia, D'Arcy was educated at

St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill St Joseph's College (abbreviated as SJC and commonly called ''Joeys'') is an independent Catholic secondary day and boarding school for boys, conducted in the Marist Brothers tradition, located in Hunters Hill, a suburb on the Lower North Sh ...

, and played club rugby in the

Shute Shield The Shute Shield, currently known as the Charter Hall Shute Shield, is a semi-professional rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier club competition in New South Wales. The Shute Shield is awarded to the winning team fro ...

for

Northern Suburbs Rugby Club Northern Suburbs Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based on Sydney's Lower North Shore, that was formed in 1900 from the merger of the Pirates and Wallaroos clubs. The club competes in the Shute Shield competition run by the New South ...

and

Manly RUFC Manly Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Manly, a suburb of Sydney's Northern Beaches. The club was formed in 1883 and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Charter Hall Shute Shield. Manly, known ...

. He tried out unsuccessfully for

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, and in 2009 he was offered a development contract with the

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.Adam D'Arcy
"From blown opportunity to facing up against Jerry Collins"
The Roar, 30 November 2014 Irish-qualified through a grandfather from

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, he was offered a trial with Ulster in 2010, and after impressing in a friendly against

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in August,"Dazzling D'Arcy ready to sign on dotted line", ''News Letter'', 31 August 2010 signed a one-year contract for the 2010–11 season. He made 20 appearances in his first season, scoring four tries, was named Ulster's most improved player at the province's end-of-season awards, and signed a new two-year deal. The following season he made 26 appearances, including a substitute appearance in the 2012 Heineken Cup Final, and scored three tries. In 2012-13 he was kept out of the team by a knee injury and the form of

Jared Payne Jared Benjamin Payne (born 13 October 1985) is a former rugby union centre who played for Ulster and the Ireland national team. He was a member of the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, but did not play a test match. On his retirem ...

, and he only made four appearances. His contract expired in June 2013."Adam D'Arcy: Bristol bring in former Ulster full-back"
BC Sport, 30 August 2013 He played five times for Manly in the

in July and August 2013, and signed for English

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club Bristol for the 2013–14 season. He was released at the end of the season,"Ian Grieve and Redford Pennycock among players released by Bristol"
Sky Sports, 6 June 2014 having made eleven appearances and scored one try.

References

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