Colm Reilly

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Colm Reilly
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Birth nameColm Reilly
Date of birth (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ballinasloe, County Galway
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
School Garbally College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Connacht
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020– Connacht 27 (5)
Correct as of 18 January 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Ireland U20 4 (5)
Correct as of 26 October 2020

Colm Reilly (born 8 September 1999) [1] is an Irish rugby union player for Connacht in the Pro14. Reilly's primary position is scrum-half.

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He is the son of Stephen Reilly, a former principal of Garbally College. [2]

Rugby career

Reilly came through the Connacht academy, signing his first professional contract in June 2020. [3] He debuted for Connacht in October 2020 in Round 3 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Edinburgh. [4]

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References

  1. "Colm Reilly". connachtrugby.ie. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. "Ballinasloe nursery's supply line to Connacht rugby continues". Connacht Tribune. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. "Connacht promote six exciting academy prospects into their senior squad". The42 . 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. "Pro14: Connacht beat Edinburgh 37-26 to secure bonus point". BBC Sport. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.