Eoghan Grace

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Eoghan Grace
Date of birth (1987-10-06) 6 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Clonmel, Ireland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight100 kg (16 st; 220 lb)
School Rockwell College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
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Eoghan Grace (born 6 October 1987) is an Irish former rugby union player.

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Career

Grace began his professional rugby career as a member of his native province Munster's academy, However, Grace was unable to break into Munster's senior squad, and he moved to England to join Premiership Rugby side Exeter Chiefs ahead of the 2010–11 season. [1] Grace didn’t manage to play a full game at the Devon club, he was hampered by constant injury Grace's and after one season with Exeter chiefs he was released.

After rugby, Grace began running two companies; Eolas+, a not-for-profit that goes into primary schools and runs holiday camps in the south-west of England to get children involved in sports, and Pro Rugby Academy, which works with aspiring rugby players who have missed out on contracts with professional clubs. [2] The companies have now dissolved

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References

  1. ↑ "Exeter Chiefs sign Munster flanker Eoghan Grace". BBC Sport . Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "'It's easy to get toxic. You're with other lads who can also be in a negative zone'". The42 . 24 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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