Adam Larkin

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Adam Larkin
Date of birth (1974-02-14) 14 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, fly-half, wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995-1997 North Harbour 26 (53)
1998-1999 Bristol 28 (90)
1999-2001 Castres Olympique ()
2001-2007 Ulster 69 (233)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2010-2016 Belfast Harlequins

Adam Larkin is an Australian former rugby union player and coach, who played for North Harbour, Bristol, Castres and Ulster. A utility back, his preferred position was inside centre, but he also played fly-half and wing.

Larkin was born in Sydney, Australia, and raised in New Zealand. [1] Through a grandmother from Belfast, he held an Irish passport. [2] He played for North Harbour for three seasons, alongside All-Black centres Walter Little and Frank Bunce, [2] making 26 appearances and scoring 53 points, [3] and represented New Zealand at under-21 level, [4] but after failing to win a Super 12 contract with the Waikato Chiefs, he moved to England to join Bristol, making his debut in January 1998. He made 28 appearances for the club, scoring 17 tries and kicking one conversion, totalling 90 points, but was not offered a new contract after the 1998-99 season, [4] and joined Castres Olympique. In 2001 he moved from Castres to Ulster. [5] He was part of the team that won the Celtic Cup in 2004 and the 2005–06 Celtic League. He retired in December 2007, having made 69 appearances for the province and scored 233 points. [6] He coached Belfast Harlequins for six seasons, from 2010 to 2016. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ulster's Larkin to retire", The Irish Times, 16 November 2007
  2. 1 2 Dave Barton, "Why Larkin wants to be Bristol's top centre", Western Daily Press, 30 December 1997
  3. ↑ Adam Larkin playing statistics at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
  4. 1 2 "Adam may leave", Bristol Evening Post, 1 July 1999
  5. ↑ "Ulster on the Brink of a great season", Belfast Telegraph, 17 July 2001
  6. ↑ Richard Mulligan, "Changing of the guard and colours", News Letter, 19 May 2008
  7. ↑ Michael Sadlier, "Larkin targeting win in his last game as Quins coach", Belfast Telegraph, 15 April 2016
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