Date of birth | 1 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Kilcock, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cormac Daly (born 1 May 1998) is an Irish rugby union player, who plays for the Reds. His preferred position is lock. [1]
Daly is from Kilcock, County Kildare and played his club rugby for North Kildare and Navan. He progressed through the age groups at Leinster, before joining the Connacht academy. [2] He represented Ireland U20 in 2018. [3]
Daly spent 3 years in the Connacht academy, before joining Rugby United New York ahead of the 2020 Major League Rugby season, [4] however the move was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He signed a short-term deal with Connacht in late-2020, but didn't make an appearance, continuing to represent club side Clontarf. [5] In 2023 he moved to Australia, to represent Randwick before earning a Super Rugby contract for 2024. [6] Daly was named in the Reds squad ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. [7] He made his debut in Round 1 of the season against the Waratahs. [8]