![]() Byrne representing Ireland during the Six Nations Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Ross Patrick Byrne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Michael's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Harry Byrne (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ross Patrick Byrne (born 8 April 1995) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team. [2]
Byrne went to school at St. Michael's College, Dublin. He was in the Leinster Rugby Academy, [3] and played for Ireland's rugby youth teams. [4]
On 24 October 2018, Byrne was named in the Ireland squad for the November Internationals. [5] In November 2022 Byrne kicked a late penalty to contribute 3 points to Ireland's 13 point total in the 13–10 victory over Australia. [6] In the opening match of the 2023 Six Nations, Ross Byrne replaced Jonathan Sexton as outhalf and scored a late conversion in Ireland's 34–10 win against Wales. [7] Byrne was named to the 2022–23 URC Elite XV of the year, his second domestic team of the year achievement. [8]
In February 2025, it was announced that Byrne would leave Leinster as he had signed for Gloucester Rugby for the 2025–26 Premiership Rugby season. [9]