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Josh Costello is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for Shannon RFC, Munster Rugby and the Ireland national rugby sevens team.
He attended St Munchin's College in Limerick, Ireland. In 2022, he was playing for the Munster Rugby academy. [1]
In May 2023 he scored a brace of tries in the All Ireland League play-off for Shannon RFC. [2] Later that year he played for the development side of Munster Rugby and featured as a replacement in first-team matches for the club, making his senior debut against Connacht Rugby in September 2023. [3] [4] [5]
In 2022 he featured for Ireland U19. [6] In the 2022-2023 season, he played for Ireland national under-20 rugby union team. [7] [8]
He made his starting debut for Ireland national rugby sevens team against the United States in the 2023-24 SVNS series. [9] He played for Ireland against France in the final of the 2024 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series in Croatia in June 2024. [10]
He was then also selected for the Irish Sevens squad that started the 2024-25 SVNS series, scoring a brace of tries at the Dubai Sevens against Uruguay on 30 November 2024. [11]