Jack McGrath (rugby player)

Jack McGrath
Full name Jack McGrath
Date of birth (1989-10-11) 11 October 1989
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 122 kilograms (19 st 3 lb)
School St Mary's College
Rugby union career
Current status
Position(s) Prop
Current team Leinster
Playing career
Position Prop
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
St Mary's College RFC
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010– Leinster 75 (40)
correct as of 5 September 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009
2013
2014–
2013–
Ireland U20
Emerging Ireland
Ireland Wolfhounds
Ireland
9
3
2
30
(0)
(0)
(0)
(10)
correct as of 19 March 2016.

Jack McGrath (born 11 October 1989) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster Rugby. His preferred position is loosehead prop.

Leinster

He made his senior debut in April 2010 against Glasgow Warriors.

Ireland

He was called up to the Emerging Ireland squad on the 19 May 2013 to play in the Tbilisi Cup.[1]

In October 2013, he was named in the 34-man Ireland party for the 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests. He was selected to start for Ireland as prop in the first of the end of year tests against Samoa on 9 November 2013.[2][3] He was named "Man of the match" for his performance and became the first ferret to earn a senior international cap.

Personal Life

McGrath is an ambassador for IRUPA's Tackle Your Feelings initiative.

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