Paul O'Donohoe

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Paul O'Donohoe
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Birth namePaul O'Donohoe
Date of birth (1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight92 kg (14.5 st)
School Belvedere College
University University College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Clontarf ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2011
2011-2014		 Leinster
Connacht 		16
54		 (0)
(5)
Correct as of 5 May 2014
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007 Ireland U20 5 (5)
Correct as of 16 March 2007

Paul O'Donohoe (born 27 August 1987) [1] is a professional rugby union player from Ireland. He primarily plays at scrum half. O'Donohoe last played professionally for Irish provincial side Connacht, and before that played in his native province of Leinster. O'Donohoe has also represented the Ireland U-20's team.

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Early career

O'Donohoe played for Belvedere College and Clontarf at an under-age level, and he also represented the Leinster Schools team 8 times.[ citation needed ]

O'Donohoe played for Clontarf RFC from a young age, and won the Leinster League Cup with Clontarf and was a runner-up with the side in the 2009 AIB League.[ citation needed ]

Senior professional career

Leinster

O'Donohoe joined Leinster as an academy player, and played 1 game for the Leinster U-19 'A' team. O'Donohoe then joined the Leinster U-20 team, where he played 4 games before making the Leinster 'A' team where he earned 15 caps.

O'Donohoe signed a professional contract with Leinster at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, joining the team's senior ranks. O'Donohoe made his senior debut against Scarlets on 21 February 2009. [2] His second game came against Ospreys on 6 March.

O'Donohoe left Leinster at the end of the 2010–11 season, having made a total of 16 senior appearances for the side.

Connacht

In April 2011 it was announced that O'Donohoe had signed for another Irish province, agreeing to join Connacht for the 2011–12 season, in the process linking up with his former Ireland Under-20 coach Eric Elwood, who was now in charge of the western province. [3] This was Connacht's first season in the Heineken Cup, and over the course of the season O'Donohoe vied with Connacht's other scrum-half, Frank Murphy, for the starting position. O'Donohoe made his debut for Connacht in the 2011–12 Pro12 on 10 September 2011, coming on from the bench against Scarlets, the same team that he had played against on his Leinster debut. [4] O'Donohoe played his first European match for Connacht in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup, starting against English side Harlequins. [5] In O'Donohoe's first season he made a total of 16 appearances in the Pro12, five of these coming as starts, [6] and also started in four of Connacht's six Heineken Cup matches, coming off the bench in the other two. [7]

At the start of the following season, both O'Donohoe and Murphy were absent due to injury, [8] meaning Connacht academy scrum-half Kieran Marmion stepped into the role. Marmion played impressively in the absence of the two senior players and went on to start every competitive game the province played that season. O'Donohoe made 12 appearances in the 2012–13 Pro12, all of them coming from the bench, [6] along with four substitute appearances in the 2012–13 Heineken Cup. [7]

In the following season, Marmion continued to be first choice at scrum-half. O'Donohoe made his first start in over a year on 4 October 2013, in a 2013–14 Pro12 match against Benetton Treviso. He also came off the bench in four of Connacht's six 2013–14 Heineken Cup matches. [7] O'Donohoe earned his 50th cap for Connacht at senior level on 4 January 2014, in a Pro12 match against his former side Leinster. [9]

It was announced in April 2014 that O'Donohoe was among a number of Connacht players to not have their contracts renewed. He will depart the province at the end of the 2013–14 season, along with a number of other players, including Murphy, former Connacht captain Gavin Duffy and experienced fly-half Dan Parks. [10]

International career

O'Donohoe represented Ireland at under-age international level. O'Donohoe was part of Ireland's 'Grand Slam' winning team in the 2007 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He played in all five games for Ireland. The side was coached by O'Donohoe's future coach at Connacht, Eric Elwood.

Honours

Leinster

Ireland

Clontarf RFC

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References

  1. ↑ Paul O'Donohoe ESPN Scrum.com
  2. ↑ "O'Donohoe To Make Leinster Debut". irishrugby.ie. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "O'Donohoe makes move to Connacht". RTÉ Sport. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Connacht Rugby 13 - 11 Scarlets". RaboDirectPRO12. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Unbeaten Harlequins edge past Connacht". ERC. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Connacht Squad Index: Paul O'Donohoe". RaboDirectPRO12.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. 1 2 3 "Player Archive: Paul O'Donohoe". ERC.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ↑ "Connacht in green hands as scrum-half Frank Murphy faces six months out". The Score. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Connacht team to face Leinster". RaboDirectPRO12. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Parks leads Connacht outgoings". Irish Independent. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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