Fionn McLoughlin

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Fionn McLoughlin
Date of birth (1982-09-06) 6 September 1982 (age 42) [1]
Place of birth Limerick, Republic of Ireland [1]
Height188 [2]  cm (6 ft 2 in)
Notable relative(s) Gerry McLoughlin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, fly half, winger
Current team Tunbridge Wells [3]
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Shannon ()
– Munster ()
2001 Galwegians ()
2001 Connacht ()
2002-2007 Caerphilly ()
2007 Pontypridd / Llanharan ()
2008 Bedwas ()
2009 Shannon ()
2010-2015 Plymouth Albion ()
2015-2017 Old Elthamians ()
2017 Tunbridge Wells RFC ()

Fionn McLoughlin (born 6 September 1982) is an Irish rugby union player. He has represented both Ireland and Wales at youth level. He plays centre, [4] winger [5] and fly half. [1] He is the son of former Ireland and British Lions prop Gerry McLoughlin. [6]

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Early life

Born in Limerick, Republic of Ireland on 6 September 1982, [2] McLoughlin grew up in Wales where his father was a teacher. [6] In 1999, he played for Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic School in Rhydyfelin in the Welsh Schools Under-18 Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. [7]

Career

McLoughlin started his career at Shannon RFC where he played for Irish region Munster Rugby [8] He also played for Galwegians RFC and Connacht Rugby in 2001. [9] [10] In 2002, McLoughlin moved to Welsh club Caerphilly RFC where he took part in their 2002-03 European Shield campaign. [11] In 2007, McLoughlin moved to Pontypridd RFC on a dual-registration with Llanharan RFC. [12] [13] In 2008, McLoughlin joined Bedwas RFC owing to limited opportunities at Pontypridd. [2] [13] In 2009, McLoughlin returned to Ireland to rejoin Shannon where he helped them win the All-Ireland League. [14] During the [Northern Hemisphere] summer, he played in Australia for the University of Western Australia RUFC. [15]

Later that year, he had a trial with English RFU Championship team Plymouth Albion R.F.C., [8] where he was signed permanently. [5] In 2015, McLoughlin was signed by National League 2 South Old Elthamians. [16] In 2017, McLoughlin joined Tunbridge Wells RFC, [4] where he played a part in them achieving a second successive promotion. [3]

International career

McLoughlin has represented both the Wales national under-18 rugby union team [12] [17] and the Ireland national under-19 rugby union team [13] [18] at international level. He was also called up for the Ireland Club XV against England Counties XV. [19]

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