Liam Coombes

Liam Coombes

Date of birth	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Skibbereen, Ireland
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	89 kg (14.0 st; 196 lb)
School	Christian Brothers College
Notable relative(s)	Gavin Coombes (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback, Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Garryowen () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018– Munster 19 (30) Correct as of 17 February 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Ireland U20 1 (0) Correct as of 8 June 2017

Liam Coombes (born 1 May 1997) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a wing, fullback or centre for United Rugby Championship club Munster.

Early life

Born in Skibbereen, Cork, Coombes first began playing rugby for his local side Skibbereen RFC alongside his cousin, Gavin Coombes, before playing schools rugby for Christian Brothers College during his leaving cert cycle and winning the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup in March 2016 alongside Munster teammate Alex McHenry. ^[1] Coombes went on to represent Munster at under-18 clubs, under-19, under-20/development and 'A' level. ^[2]

Munster

Having previously been part the sub-academy, Coombes joined the Munster academy ahead of the 2017–18 season. ^[2] He made his first non-competitive appearance for Munster in their 32–28 pre-season friendly victory against London Irish on 17 August 2018. ^{[3] [4]} Coombes made his full senior debut for Munster in their 2018–19 Pro14 fixture against South African side Cheetahs on 4 November 2018, having been drafted into the starting XV late on after Sammy Arnold failed to recover from concussion, and scored his first try for the province in their 30–26 away win. ^[5] Coombes joined the Munster senior squad on a one-year contract ahead of the 2020–21 season ^[6] and extended that deal by a further year in February 2021. ^[7] He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2022. ^[8]

Ireland

Coombes was called up to the Ireland Under-20 squad for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship after an injury suffered by fellow Munster colleague Colm Hogan, ^[9] and he went on to start against New Zealand Under-20. ^[10]

Honours

Christian Brothers College

• Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup:
  • Winner (1): 2016

Munster

• United Rugby Championship
  • Winner (1): 2022–23

References

1. "CBC Victorious Over CCC For Their 29th Title". Munster Rugby. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
2. "Getting To Know Our New Academy Recruits". Munster Rugby. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
3. "O'Donnell To Lead Munster Against London Irish". Munster Rugby. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
4. "Munster Edge Past London Irish In Cork". Munster Rugby. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
5. "Report | Munster Down Cheetahs In Thriller". Munster Rugby. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
6. "Six Players Commit To Munster". Munster Rugby. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
7. "Player Contract Extensions Confirmed". Munster Rugby. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
8. "Six Munster Players Sign Two-Year Contract Extensions". Munster Rugby. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
9. "Ireland U20 Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
10. "Ireland Under-20s Have No Answer To Ruthless Baby Blacks". Irish Rugby. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

External links

• Munster Senior Profile
• Munster Academy Profile
• URC Profile
• Liam Coombes at ItsRugby.co.uk