Barry Daly (rugby union)

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Barry Daly
Date of birth (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight94 kg (14.8 st; 207 lb)
School Gonzaga College
University University College Dublin
Boston College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
UCD ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2020 Leinster 36 (95)
Correct as of 11 July 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Ireland U20 5 (5)
2015 Ireland 7s
Correct as of 7 March 2017

Barry Daly (born 19 September 1992) is a retired rugby union player who last played for Leinster. He also played for UCD in the All Ireland League. [1] Daly was awarded his first fully professional contract ahead of the 2016–17 season.

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Daly also played rugby sevens. He was a member of the Ireland national rugby sevens team that unsuccessfully attempted to qualify as one of the twelve teams for the rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil.

Daly was educated in Gonzaga College where he was famous for his hand offs. [2]

Leinster Rugby

In the 2017/2018 Season, Daly came off the bench vs. the Cardiff Blues to score his first try of the season. Following up on this, Daly scored a hat-trick against Toyota Cheetahs in what was a losing effort. [3] Daly made his European debut against Montpellier, scoring the 4th try for Leinster, and securing a bonus point win. [4] Daly was tipped for a call up to the Ireland squad, before injuring his ankle against Glasgow Warriors, leaving him on the sidelines for a minimum of 6 weeks. [5]

Daly made his return from injury in the St. Stephens Day win against Munster, offloading to Robbie Henshaw to assist the second try of the game. On 6 January 2018, Daly scored his 6th try of the season in a win against Ulster. [6] On 23 February, Daly continued his impressive try scoring season with Leinster, with two more tries against the Southern Kings in the RDS. [7] On 5 March, Daly was called up to the extended Ireland squad for the Six Nations Matches against Scotland and England. [8] Daly finished the 2017/2018 season as the Pro14 top try scorer with 12 tries, and Leinster's overall top try scorer with 13 tries. [9]

Injuries and retirement

After injuring his knee on the opening day of the 2018/2019 season, Daly returned to action in the win against Ulster. Daly followed up with two tries in two games against the Scarlets and Southern Kings.

In summer 2020, during the sporting hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Daly retired from professional rugby following two years during which he was sidelined by significant knee problems. Following retirement Daly enrolled in Boston College to pursue a master's degree in business. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Squad". leinsterrugby.ie. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gonzaga College Dublin". gonzaga-college.
  3. ↑ "Highlights: Cheetahs 38 Leinster 19". Leinster Rugby. 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Leinster youngsters come of age to earn bonus-point win over Montpellier". independent.
  5. ↑ O'Sullivan, John. "Josh van der Flier and Barry Daly set for long spells out injured". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Eoin (6 January 2018). "Larmour stars as Leinster overwhelm Ulster" – via www.rte.ie.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ↑ "Guinness Pro14 - Leinster VS Southern Kings - Live Match Stats". RTE.ie.
  8. ↑ Kinsella, Murray. "Furlong and Henderson to train fully as Daly and Herring join Ireland squad". The42.
  9. ↑ "Guinness PRO14". www.pro14.rugby. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "'IT WAS A PRIVILEGE': BARRY DALY CALLS TIME ON RUGBY CAREER". leinsterrugby. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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