Ged Corcoran

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Ged Corcoran
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Personal information
Full nameGed Corcoran
Born (1983-03-28) 28 March 1983 (age 40)
County Offaly, Ireland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003–04 Halifax 352008
2005 Dewsbury Rams 131026
2006 Oldham 141004
2007–10 Sheffield Eagles 6560024
2011 Toulouse Olympique 132008
Total140120250
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2004–11 Ireland 111004
Coaching information
Representative
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2022 Ireland 310233
Source: [1] [2] [3] [4]
As of 11 December 2022

Ged Corcoran (born 28 March 1983) is an Irish professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of Ireland and a former professional rugby league footballer.

Contents

He played at international level for Ireland, and at club level for Halifax in the Super League, as well as the Dewsbury Rams, Oldham, the Sheffield Eagles and Toulouse Olympique, as a prop or second-row. Ged Corcoran is the elder brother of the Rochdale Hornets rugby league footballer DWayne Corcoran and is a first team coach with the Sheffield Eagles.

Background

Corcoran was born in County Offaly, Ireland.

International honours

Ged Corcoran was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, [5] and the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [6]

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References

  1. Rugby League Project coaches
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. rugbyleagueproject.org
  4. "Player Summary: Ged Corcoran". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  6. "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.