Des Clohessy

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Des Clohessy
Date of birth (1973-10-04) 4 October 1973 (age 48)
Place of birth Limerick, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight111 kg (17.5 st; 245 lb)
Notable relative(s) Peter Clohessy (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Number 8, Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Young Munster ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995–1998 Munster 8 (10)

Des Clohessy (born 4 October 1973) is an Irish former rugby union player.

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Career

Clohessy played for Young Munster in the All-Ireland League, where he made his name as a blindside flanker and number 8 and was a crucial player in the team that won the inaugural Munster Player Development League in 1996, [1] before being encouraged to switch positions to prop and playing for Munster during their first ever season in the Heineken Cup. He was selected in the Ireland squad that toured South Africa in 1998, alongside older brother Peter, but did not win any international caps. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Clohessy key to Young Munster win". The Irish Times . 15 January 1996. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "The best Munster team never to play for Ireland". Irish Independent . 18 November 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2019.


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