Dylan Donnellan

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Dylan Donnellan
Born (1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 31)
Galway, Ireland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight95 kg (15.0 st; 209 lb)
School Clongowes Wood College
Rugby union career
Position Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016-2018 Clontarf
2018- Clontarf
Correct as of 30 October 2023
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2016 Biarritz 2 (0)
2018–2019 Leeds Tykes 11 (0)
2023-2024 Leinster 2 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2015 Ireland U20 5

Dylan Donnellan (born 1 December 1994) is an Irish rugby union player, recently played for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster. His preferred position is hooker. [1] He was a member of the Clontarf team that won the All-Ireland League in 2021–22 [2] and captained them to the A.I.L. title in 2024–25, [3] scoring a try in both finals.

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Leinster

Donnellan was named in the Leinster Rugby academy for the 2013–14 season. He left the academy and joined Biarritz playing for two seasons in the ProD2 in France. He moved back to Dublin in 2016 playing for local club Clontarf and then moved to Leeds Tykes for a season in 2018-19 before returning to Ireland to play again for Clontarf in the AIL League. He was called up as a short-term injury replacement by Leinster in October 2023 and made his debut in Round 2 of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship against the Sharks. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Dylan Donnellan". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Clontarf Hold Off Terenure Surge To Win Third League Title". www.irishrugby.ie. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Thornley, Gerry (27 April 2025). "Clontarf edge past Cork Con to earn fourth Energia All-Ireland title". Irish Times . Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Leinster team named for Sharks home opener". Leinster Rugby. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.


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