Rory O'Loughlin (born 21 January 1994) is an Irish
rugby union player for
Exeter Chiefs in England's
Premiership Rugby, he previously played for
Pro14 side
Leinster and represented
Old Belvedere in the
Ulster Bank All-Ireland League. He plays primarily as a
wing, though he can also play at
centre.
Leinster
On 2 September 2016, O'Loughlin made his senior competitive debut for Leinster when he came off the bench in the sides opening
2016–17 Pro12
The 2016–17 Pro12 (also known as the ''Guinness Pro12'' for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, and the seventh with a four-country format. It was the ...
20–8 victory against
Treviso in the
RDS. On 17 December 2016, O'Loughlin made his
European Rugby Champions Cup
The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...
debut when he was a replacement in Leinster's 60–13 victory against
Northampton Saints in Round 3 of the
2016–17 pool stage. On 6 January 2017, O'Loughlin scored a
hat-trick against
Zebre during Leinster's 70–6 win in the Pro12.
Exeter
In March 2022 O'Loughlin signed with the Exeter Chiefs for the 2022–23 season.
International
O'Loughlin earned his first cap for the
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team is the men's representative national team for the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Ireland competes in the annual Six Nations Champi ...
in 2017. He previously played for the
Ireland national rugby sevens team.
References
External links
Leinster ProfileIreland ProfilePro14 Profile
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1994 births
Living people
Irish rugby union players
Leinster Rugby players
Rugby union wings
Rugby union centres
Rugby union players from County Dublin
Old Belvedere R.F.C. players
Ireland international rugby union players
Ireland international rugby sevens players
Alumni of University College Dublin
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Irish expatriate sportspeople in England
Irish expatriate rugby union players
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