Corey Domachowski

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Corey Domachowski
Date of birth (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Church Village, Wales
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb)
School Tonyrefail School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Cardiff
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Cardiff 114 (35)
Correct as of 10 March 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Wales U20 10 (0)
2023– Wales 10 (0)
Correct as of 10 March 2024

Corey Domachowski (born 11 September 1996) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff and the Wales national team.

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Club career

Domachowski made his debut for Cardiff in 2017 having previously played for the academy team. The Church Village-born loosehead prop represented Wales at under-20 level, and featured for Cardiff Rugby as a replacement in Challenge Cup quarter final defeat to Gloucester in 2017. [1]

International career

On 1 May 2023, Warren Gatland selected him in Wales' 54 player training squad for the Rugby World Cup 2023. [2]

Domachowski made his debut on 5 August 2023, starting for Wales in the first test of their 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, in a win against England [3]

Personal life

Domachowski's great-grandfather, Stefan, escaped from the Auschwitz concentration camp and eventually moved to Wales, settling in Pencoed and working as a miner. [4]

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References

  1. www.uprisevsi.co.uk, upriseVSI. "Corey Domachowski". upriseVSI.
  2. "Wales training squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. "World Cup audition time for Wales new boys". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. Thomas, Simon (10 November 2020). "The Welsh rugby player whose relative escaped the horrors of Auschwitz". Wales Online.