Barry O'Mahony

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Barry O'Mahony
Date of birth (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Limerick, Ireland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight99 kg (15.6 st; 218 lb)
School Crescent College
University University College Cork
Notable relative(s) Ronan O'Mahony (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Garryowen ()
– Dolphin ()
– Clontarf ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2015 Munster 4 (0)
Correct as of 9 February 2014

Barry O'Mahony (born 26 September 1986) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays club rugby for Clontarf in the All-Ireland League.

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Munster

O'Mahony completed the 3-year Munster academy, but was released. After a series of impressive performances for Clontarf, he was called into the Munster 'A' team during their 2011–12 British and Irish Cup campaign, putting in a string of important performances on the way to winning the tournament. At the conclusion of the 2011–12 season, O'Mahony was given a development contract in the senior Munster squad. [1]

He made his full Munster debut on 1 September 2012, as a replacement in Munster's opening 2012–13 Pro 12 league fixture against Edinburgh at Murrayfield. [2] [3] O'Mahony extended his development contract for a further year in early April 2013. [4] He made his first start for Munster in a United Rugby Championship fixture against Cardiff Blues on 8 February 2014. [5] [6] He signed a one-year development contract extension in March 2014. [7] In June 2015, it was announced that O'Mahony would be leaving Munster. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "O'Mahony fired up for shot at redemption". Irish Examiner. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Munster Show True Grit". Munster Rugby. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Gritty Munster off to winning start". Limerick Leader. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Contract News". Munster Rugby. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Six-Try Munster Outmuscle Cardiff". Munster Rugby. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Munster Player Profile biography". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Contract News". Munster Rugby. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.


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