Gearoid Lyons

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Gearoid Lyons
Date of birth (1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Limerick, Ireland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (14.0 st; 196 lb)
School Crescent College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2014 Shannon ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–present Nottingham 45 (55)
Correct as of 13 April 2019

Gearoid Lyons (born 13 April 1995) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for English side Nottingham in the RFU Championship. Lyons plays primarily as a fly-half.

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Early life

Lyons captained Crescent College to a 27–5 victory against Rockwell College in the 2013 Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup Final. [1]

Nottingham

In May 2016, whilst still in the Munster Academy, Lyons signed a contract with English RFU Championship side Nottingham. [2]

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References

  1. "Classy Crescent blow Rock away to collect 10th title". Irish Examiner. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. "Nottingham announce signing of 21-year-old out-half from Munster". The42. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.