Patrick Campbell (rugby union)

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Patrick Campbell

Date of birth	(2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Rochestown, Ireland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	88 kg (13.9 st; 194 lb)
School	Presentation Brothers College
University	University of Limerick
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– Young Munster () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– Munster 12 (20) Correct as of 3 March 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022 Ireland U20 8 (0) Correct as of 12 July 2022

Patrick Campbell (born 22 July 2002) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a wing or fullback for United Rugby Championship club Munster.

Early life and GAA career

Born in Rochestown, Cork, ^[1] Campbell attended Presentation Brothers College and, alongside future Munster teammate Alex Kendellen, helped the school to the final of the 2020 Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[2]

As well as rugby, Campbell was also a very talented Gaelic footballer for Nemo Rangers and, in 2019, he was a crucial part of the Cork team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, with Campbell scoring 1–2 and earning the player of the match award in the semi-final against Mayo and scoring 0–1 in the final against Galway. ^[3]

After completing his leaving cert in June 2021, Campbell opted to leave Cork to study law and accounting at the University of Limerick. ^[1] Additionally, Campbell chose to pursue rugby over football, and joined Young Munster ahead of the 2021–22 All-Ireland League, quickly impressing in a series of strong performances for the Limerick club. ^[4]

Munster

Campbell scored a hat-trick of tries for a Munster Development XV against Ulster in September 2021 and, in November of the same year, joined Munster's academy. ^[2] He was registered with Munster's Champions Cup squad in December 2021 following the disruption caused by the province's recent tour to South Africa, ^[5] and made his senior competitive debut for the province in their opening 2021–22 Champions Cup fixture away to English club Wasps on 12 December 2021, starting and scoring a try in the province's 35–14 win. ^[6]

Campbell signed a new contract that will see him continue as an academy player for the 2022–23 season before joining Munster's senior squad on a two-year contract from the 2023–24 season. ^[7] He featured off the bench in Munster's historic 28–14 win against a South Africa XV in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 10 November 2022. ^[8]

Ireland

Having featured in the warm-up games against Munster and Leinster development sides, ^{[9] [10]} Campbell was selected in the Ireland under-20s squad for the 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship when it was announced in January 2022. ^[11] He made his competitive debut for the under-20s in their tournament-opening 53–5 win against Wales on 4 February, though Campbell had to leave the field due to an injury during the first-half. ^[12] That injury did not prevent Campbell from starting in Ireland's 17–16 away win against France one week later, ^[13] the 39–12 win against Italy on 25 February, ^[14] the 42–27 away win against England on 12 March, ^[15] and the 59–5 home win against Scotland on 20 March that secured a Grand Slam for Ireland. ^[16]

Campbell was initially ruled out of the Under-20s Summer Series due to a thumb injury and was not selected in Ireland' squad, ^[17] however, he recovered faster than anticipated and only missed the opening fixture against France, returning to start against South Africa on 29 June 2022 and played the full 80 minutes in Ireland's 33–24 defeat, ^[18] before also starting in the 37–36 win against England on 5 July ^[19] and the 41–24 win against Scotland on 12 July in Ireland's final match of the series. ^[20]

Honours

Cork GAA

• All-Ireland Minor Football Championship :
  • Winner (1): 2019 ^[3]

Munster

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

Ireland under-20s

• Six Nations Under 20s Championship :
  • Winner (1): 2022 ^[16]
• Grand Slam :
  • Winner (1): 2022 ^[16]
• Triple Crown :
  • Winner (1): 2022 ^[16]

References

1. "All-Ireland winning footballer Patrick Campbell turning heads in new rugby role". Irish Examiner . 23 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
2. "Trio Join Greencore Munster Rugby Academy". Munster Rugby. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
3. "Cork GAA will have fight on its hands to hang onto top prospect". SportsJOE . Retrieved 12 December 2021.
4. "Campbell lays down the law for Young Munster in Limerick". The Echo . 13 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
5. "Munster to register 22 new players for Champions Cup squad". The42 . 7 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
6. "Munster's young guns thrill in wild and wonderful bonus-point win over Wasps". The42 . 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
7. "Munster tie down Patrick Campbell to new contract and add six underage stars to their academy". The42 . 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
8. "Report | Munster Secure Historic Victory Over SA Select XV". Munster Rugby. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
9. "Result | Ireland U20s Edge Out Munster Development". Munster Rugby. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
10. "Dramatic Conroy try edges Leinster Development side past Ireland U20s". Irish Examiner . 7 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
11. "Rueben Crothers named as captain in 31-man Ireland squad for U20s Six Nations". The42 . 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
12. "Ireland begin U20s begin Six Nations campaign with blistering eight-try victory over Wales". The42 . 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
13. "Ireland U20s dig deep to record brilliant last-ditch win in France". The42 . 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
14. "Ireland U20s keep Grand Slam bid on track with bonus-point win over Italy". The42 . 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
15. "Ireland's U20s stun England in their backyard to edge closer to a grand slam". The42 . 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
16. "Ireland U-20s Secure Grand Slam With Nine-Try Win Over Scotland". Irish Rugby. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
17. "Academy Update | June 2022". Munster Rugby. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
18. "Ireland slump to defeat against South Africa in Verona". The42 . 29 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
19. "Ireland finish U20 Six Nations Summer Series with win over England". Irish Examiner . 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
20. "Ireland Under-20s Triumph In Treviso Heat With Seven-Try Haul". Irish Rugby. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

External links

• Munster Academy Profile
• Patrick Campbell at European Professional Club Rugby
• Patrick Campbell at ItsRugby.co.uk