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| Date of birth | 6 March 2003 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | County Kildare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17.2 st; 240 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Newbridge College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diarmuid Mangan is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a back row forward for Leinster Rugby and Ireland U20.
From Sallins, Mangan played as a youngster for Naas RFC. [3] He was a graduate of Newbridge College in County Kildare. He attended University College Dublin to study commerce. [4] [5]
He joined the Leinster academy ahead of the 2022-23 season. [6] [7] In September 2023 he made a try-scoring debut for the senior Leinster team against Munster. [8]
Mangan was a part of the 2022 and 2023 grand slam winning Ireland U20 squads. [9] [10] He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championship held in South Africa in June and July 2023. [11] During the pool stages of the tournament he scored a try in a 30-10 win against Australia in Paarl. [12] [13] He also captained the team during the tournament. [14]
Mangan has topped the U20 Six Nations stats for ball carrying. [15] Whilst being named in a World School’s XV he was compared to Tadhg Beirne, Iain Henderson, and Courtney Lawes in November 2021. [16]
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