Peter Bracken

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Peter Bracken
Birth namePeter Bracken
Date of birth (1977-12-01) 1 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Tullamore, Ireland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
SchoolTullamore Vocational School
St. Andrew's College, Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Youth career
Tullamore
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
UL Bohemians
Galwegians 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001–2005
2005–2007
2007–2009
2009
2009–2010
2010–2011		 Connacht
Wasps
Bristol
Harlequins
Dragons
Carcassonne 		38
51
14
0
8
25		 (5)
(5)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006
2003–2007		 Barbarians
Ireland A 		1
5		 (0)
(0)

Peter Bracken (born 1 December 1977) is a rugby union coach and former player and retired cage fighter. He played as a prop, primarily at tighthead.

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In his formative rugby years he played for Tullamore and also at St. Andrew's College, Dublin, which he attended on Scholarship.

Playing career

Bracken initially begun his career with Munster Rugby and UL Bohemians, and later joined Connacht Rugby for whom he played with for five seasons. During this time, he also featured in the AIL with Galwegians RFC. In 2005, he moved to the English Premiership to play for London Wasps, who, with Bracken, won an Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2006, and a Heineken Cup in 2007. Bracken featured heavily in the campaign and came on as a substitute in the final as Wasps defeated Leicester Tigers 25-9. [1] He joined Bristol in 2007, although injury limited the number of games he played, and was subsequently released in January 2009. [2] He joined Harlequins for the remainder of the 2008-09 season, [3] before joining Newport Gwent Dragons in October 2009. His final season as a professional was in the French D2 with US Carcassonne in 2010-11.

Achievements

Bracken has represented the Barbarians, playing against England in May 2006. [4] He was a member of the Irish squads on their tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2006, [5] and their 2007 tour of Argentina, [6] as well as the extended squad for the 2007 World Cup.

He has previously been capped by Ireland A, schoolboys and at under-18 levels. [7]

Coaching career

Following his retirement from professional rugby, Bracken became heavily involved with rugby coaching and is an IRFU Elite Coach. He has been involved with multiple amateur and professional teams as a scrum coach, such as with Boston Irish Wolfhounds in the United States' Rugby Super League, Connemara RFC in the AIL, [8] and the Irish women's team. He also provides specialised scrum coaching and analysis through his company, The Scrum Doctor. [9]

Bracken was a member of the Irish women's back-room team during their fourth-place finish in the 2014 World Cup, and during Ireland's Six Nations Championship victory in 2015.

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References

  1. ↑ "Heineken Cup final: Leicester 9-25 Wasps". BBC. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Bristol Rugby announce Peter Bracken leaving [ permanent dead link ] Bristol Rugby
  3. ↑ Quins are delighted to announce the signing of Peter Bracken Harlequins, 7 January 2009 Archived 1 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Three Irish In Baa-Baas Squad IRFU, 26 May 2006 Archived 20 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Bracken Called Up to Ireland Squad for Summer Tour IRFU, 23 May 2006 Archived 20 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Seven Uncapped Players In Ireland Squad IRFU, 20 April 2007 Archived 21 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Introducing Peter Bracken – Head Coach". Connemara RFC. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Peter Bracken (Connemara, 33) Independent.ie, 8 October 2011
  9. ↑ The Scrum Doctor
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