Date of birth | 19 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Athy, County Kildare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16.4 st; 229 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Knockbeg College, Carlow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin Moloney (born 19 October 1999) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for English Premiership Rugby side Exeter Chiefs, and formerly he played in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup for Leinster. His preferred position is flanker. [1]
Moloney was a member of the under-20s squad for the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, [2] and started in all five matches, which saw Ireland secure a grand slam victory for the first time since 2007. [3] Subsequently he was named in the Leinster academy for the 2019-20 season. [4] In April 2021, he made his Leinster debut in Round 11 of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup against Munster. [5] In February 2022, he got his first start against Edinburgh in the United Rugby Championship. [6]
On the 11th September 2024, Exeter confirmed that they had signed Moloney after a successful trial period with the club. [7]