Ross Doneghan

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Ross Doneghan
Birth nameRoss Doneghan
Date of birth (1988-10-08) 8 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School Stewart's Melville College
University Stirling University
Notable relative(s) Mike Doneghan, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Stewart's Melville ()
2010-12 Ayr ()
2013-14 Darlington Mowden Park ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009-10 Border Bulldogs - (-)
2010-11 Rotherham Titans - (-)
2011-12 Glasgow Warriors 0 (0)
2014-15 London Scottish - (-)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2014–17 London Scottish (Asst. coach)
2015-16 Serge Betsen Rugby
2015-17 Harlequins (Community coach)
2018-19 Ealing Trailfinders (Head of Community)-
2019-21 Haringey Rhino Ladies RFC "(Head Ladies Coach)"
2019- Latymer Upper School (Head of Rugby)
2021- Richmond F.C. (Women's Forward Coach)

Ross Doneghan (born 8 October 1988) is a Scottish rugby union coach now with Harlequins and Ealing Trailfinders. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors, London Scottish, Ayr, Stewart's Melville and Border Bulldogs. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Doneghan started playing mini rugby in Linlithgow with the wee reds. He continued his rugby at Stewart's Melville College. [2]

He was part of the Stewart's Melville team that won the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools Cup of 2006. [2]

From Stewart's Melville he moved to the Rugby Legends Academy in South Africa, run by former Scotland and South Africa international player John Allan. [2]

While with Glasgow Warriors, he played with Ayr from 2011. [2] During this time at Ayr he converted from a Flanker to a Hooker. [3]

He played for Darlington Mowden Park from 2013–14, who at the time played in National League 2 North. That season the Darlington side won promotion to National League 1 for the 2014-15 season. [4] Doneghan played at Hooker for the Darlington side. [5]

Professional career

In South Africa, Doneghan played for the Border Bulldogs in season 2009-10. [2] [4] He switched between Lock and Flanker for the South African side. [6]

He moved to England to play with the Rotherham Titans in the RFU Championship in the 2010-11 season. [2] [4]

He became part of Glasgow Warriors set-up as a back-up player in the 2011-12 season. [2] He played one match for the Warriors in that season; turning out for the Glasgow club in a pre-season friendly against Newcastle Falcons. [7] The Warriors won the match 17 - 7. [8]

After a successful season with Darlington, Doneghan was signed by London Scottish for 2014-15. [4] His brother Mike Doneghan was playing with Scottish at the time. [3]

Coaching career

During his time with London Scottish Doneghan migrated to a coaching role. He remained a coach there until 2017. [4]

Doneghan also began coaching with Serge Betsen Rugby for the 2015-16 season. [4]

He became a Community rugby coach for Harlequins in 2015, and was their Schools co-ordinator from 2017 to 2018. [4]

From 2018 to 2019, he was Head of Community coaching for Ealing Trailfinders. [4] [1]

Since 2019, he has been Head of Rugby at Latymer Upper School. [9]

He was also the Head coach at Haringey Rhino Ladies, where they finished the 2019/2020 season undefeated and top of the league, moving up for the coming season. Ross coined the phrase on the team #teamtobeat.

He joined Richmond FC in 2021 as the women’s forwards coach.

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References

  1. 1 2 "news". www.ealingtrailfinders.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ross Doneghan".
  3. 1 2 "Doneghan brothers unite at London Scottish - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ross-doneghan-455305101 [ self-published source ]
  5. ↑ "Mowden's chance to enter history books". The Northern Echo.
  6. ↑ "Year of living dangerously pays a handsome dividend for Ross Doneghan".
  7. ↑ "Warriors Victorious In Season Opener - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  8. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors v Newcastle Falcons".
  9. ↑ "ROSS DONEGAN". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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