Date of birth | 4 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Silvester (born 4 June 1998) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster. Silvester won the PwC Cup of Nations on 25 June 2023 with the PwC Irish national team, and was voted man of the tournament. His preferred position is wing or Fullback. [1]
Silvester signed an academy contract for Leinster in 2018, becoming a 3rd year academy player in August 2020. [2] He made his Leinster debut in Round 3 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Zebre. [3]
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