Angus Kernohan

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Angus Kernohan
Date of birth (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)
School Ballymena Academy
University Queen's University Belfast
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Ballymena
Queen's University 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2020
2020–		 Ulster
Ealing Trailfinders 		14
0		 (10)
(0)
Correct as of 23 March 2019
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2019 Ireland U20 8 (0)
Correct as of 15 March 2019

Angus Kernohan (born 2 March 1999) is an Irish rugby union player playing for RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders. He plays as a winger, but can also play at centre.

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Early life

Born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, Kernohan attended Ballymena Academy and first began playing rugby for Ballymena minis. [1]

Club career

Kernohan joined the Ulster sub-academy for the 2017–18 season, but was not initially awarded a full academy contract ahead of the 2018–19 season. However, strong performances during pre-season saw him rewarded with a place in the academy shortly after the season began. [1] [2] He made his senior debut for Ulster in the provinces opening 2018–19 Pro14 fixture against Welsh side Scarlets on 1 September 2018, which Ulster won 15–13, [3] [4] and made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut during round 1 of the 2018–19 tournament, featuring off the bench in the provinces 24–10 win against English side Leicester Tigers on 13 October 2018. [5] [6]

On 13 May 2020, Kernohan travels to England to sign for Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship from the 2020-21 season. [7]

International career

Kernohan was part of the Ireland under-20s team that won a grand slam during the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He missed the opening two rounds due to a hamstring injury, but returned for the final fixtures. [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kernohan awarded Academy spot". Ulster Rugby. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kernohan keen to learn after an upgrade to full Academy deal". Belfast Telegraph . 6 September 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ulster team named for PRO14 Opener". Ulster Rugby. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ulster 15 Scarlets 13". Ulster Rugby. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Quintet return for Leicester test". Ulster Rugby. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ulster 24 Leicester Tigers 10". Ulster Rugby. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "WINGER ANGUS KERNOHAN SIGNS FOR EALING TRAILFINDERS FROM ULSTER". Ealing Trailfinders. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "How senior break came at perfect time to stop Angus Kernohan leaving Ulster". Belfast Telegraph . 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ireland Under-20s Complete Grand Slam Mission With Bonus Point Flourish". Irish Rugby. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.


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