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Full name | Aaron McCloskey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Limerick, Ireland | 20 July 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 August 2012 |
Aaron McCloskey (born 20 July 1988), also known by the nickname of "Ivan Drago", is an Irish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer for St. Helens in the Super League, and the Montpellier Red Devils in the Elite One Championship. [1] His position is prop. A former rugby union player with the Garryowen Football Club and Young Munster, and has represented Ireland A-Team at rugby league. [2] He was recruited from Treaty City Titans in Ireland after attending an academy in Limerick. [3] [4]
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