Connal McInerney

Connal McInerney
Born	Connal McInereny; 2 March 1995 (age 30); Canberra, Australia
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)
Rugby union career
Position
Position	Hooker
Senior career
Years	Team
2014–2016	Canberra Vikings
2017	NSW Country Eagles
2018–2019	Canberra Vikings
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2018–2024	Brumbies
International career
Years	Team
2021–	Australia

Last updated November 24, 2025

Connal McInerney (born 2 March 1995) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition and Australia internationally. His position of choice is hooker.^[1]^[2]^[3]

International career

McInerney was first called up to the Wallabies squad in 2020, but was not named in any match-day team selections. After another successful Super Rugby season, McInerney was again called up to the cover squad. He was not selected for any matches during the 2021 France tour of Australia or 2021 Rugby Championship, but finally made his test match debut against Japan on the 2021 end-of-year tour, coming off the bench in a 32–23 win and scoring his maiden try in the final minutes.^[4]

References

↑ Dutton, Chris (23 March 2018). "The uneaten 'parmi' that could launch McInerney's Brumbies career". Canberra Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
↑ "Plus500 Brumbies Change Six For Sharks Challenge" (Press release). Brumbies. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
↑ "Connal McInereny". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
↑ Howcroft, Jonathan (23 October 2021). "Japan Brave Blossoms 23-32 Australia Wallabies: Rugby spring tour 2021 – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 23 October 2021.

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[1] Dutton, Chris (23 March 2018). "The uneaten 'parmi' that could launch McInerney's Brumbies career". Canberra Times. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[2] "Plus500 Brumbies Change Six For Sharks Challenge" (Press release). Brumbies. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[3] "Connal McInereny". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[4] Howcroft, Jonathan (23 October 2021). "Japan Brave Blossoms 23-32 Australia Wallabies: Rugby spring tour 2021 – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 23 October 2021.

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