Rory Scannell

Rory Scannell
Full name Rory Scannell
Date of birth (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 94 kilograms (14 st 11 lb)
School Presentation Brothers College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre, Fly-half
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Dolphin
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2014–present Munster 28 (20)
correct as of 30 Apr 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013
2015		 Ireland U20
Emerging Ireland		 9
2		 (38)
(8)
correct as of 18 Jun 2015.

Rory Scannell (born 22 December 1993) is an Irish rugby union player. His can play either Centre, Fullback or Fly-half. He is currently a member of the Munster Academy.

Munster

Scannell made his senior Munster debut on 1 November 2014, starting at Inside Centre against Cardiff Blues in the Guinness Pro 12.[1][2] He started at Fly-half against Cardiff Blues on 14 February 2015.[3] Scannell was nominated for the 2015 John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year in April 2015.[4] On 14 November 2015, Scannell made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut for Munster, coming off the bench in their opening 2015–16 pool game against Treviso.[5][6] In December 2015, Scannell signed a contract with Munster which will see him join the senior squad from the academy on a development contract from the 2016–17 season, before advancing to a full contract for the 2017–18 season.[7] On 25 March 2016, Scannell won the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 47-0 win against Zebre.[8] In April 2016, Scannell was nominated for the 2016 Munster Senior and Academy Player of the Year Awards.[9]

Ireland

Scannell made his debut for Ireland Under-20 on 1 February 2013, starting against Wales Under-20 in the 2013 Under-20 Six Nations Championship.[10][11] He also played for Ireland Under-20 during the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[12][13]

Scannell was named in the Emerging Ireland squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup on 19 May 2015.[14] He came off the bench during the opening 25-0 win against Emerging Italy on 13 June 2015.[15] Scannell started against Uruguay on 17 June 2015, scoring 8 points in Emerging Ireland's 33-7 win.[16]

Honours

Emerging Ireland

References

  1. ↑ "O'Callaghan To Lead Munster". munsterrugby.ie. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Munster Scrape Win In Arms Park". munsterrugby.ie. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Opening Win At Irish Independent Park". munsterrugby.ie. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nominations In For Munster Rugby Awards". munsterrugby.ie. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Side Named For European Opener". munsterrugby.ie. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Job Done In Thomond". munsterrugby.ie. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Trio Commit To Munster". munsterrugby.ie. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Record Win Recorded In Thomond". munsterrugby.ie. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Nominations In For Munster Rugby Awards". munsterrugby.ie. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ireland Under-20 Team To Play Wales". irishrugby.ie. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ireland Under-20s Lose By Narrow Margin". irishrugby.ie. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ireland U-20 Team Named For Championship Opener". irishrugby.ie. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Inspired Ireland Edge Out Australia In Thriller". irishrugby.ie. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Squad Named For Tbilisi Cup". irishrugby.ie. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Off The Mark With Bonus Point Win". irishrugby.ie. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Two From Two In Tbilisi Cup". munsterrugby.ie. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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