Birth name | Brett Clark Connon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Austin Friars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brett Clark Connon (born 29 August 1996) [1] is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby. His primary position is fly-half; he has also featured at fullback. [2]
Born in Carlisle, England, he qualifies for Ireland through his father and has represented Ireland under 20s. [3]
Connon started playing rugby around 6 years old for his local club Carlisle and also played for his school Austin Friars. [4] He joined Newcastle Falcons academy at 15 and was identified by the IRFU's exiles programme and played for Ireland's under 18 team. [3] He made his debut for Newcastle's first team on 14 October 2016 against the Ospreys in a European Rugby Challenge Cup match. [4] On 10 March 2019, with the final kick of the match, Connon scored the winning penalty for Newcastle against Wasps. [5]
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