Darragh Hurley

Darragh Hurley

Full name	Darragh Hurley
Date of birth	8 October 1985 (1985-10-08) (age 26)
Place of birth	Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	112 kg
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006-present	Munster	36	(5)
correct as of 08 Jun 2011.

Darragh Hurley (8 October 1985, Kinsale, Co. Cork) is an Irish Rugby Union footballer.^[1] He plays as a Prop for Munster and Cork Constitution.

Hurley began playing rugby union with his local rugby club Kinsale R.F.C. at the age of 8. Hurley then made the move to Christian Brothers College Cork where he played Senior Cup rugby and was victorious in 2003. When Hurley left school he joined UCC where he remained for two years. He then went on to join Munster as an Academy player. Hurley then made his Munster debut in 2006 where he played the full 80 mins against Border Reivers in the Celtic (now Magners) league.

Honours

Hurley has previously represented Munster at Schools and U-21 level.^[2] He has also represented Ireland at schoolboy level and was part of the U-21 team that partook in the U-21 Rugby World Cup in France in 2003. He earned his first senior Irish cap in February 2008 as part of the A team that suffered defeat to Scotland A (67–7).^[3][4] Hurley was also a member of the Ireland Churchill Cup squad ^[5] that won the plate final at this years competition (2008) in Canada and the USA.^[6]

References

1. ^ Munster Rugby : Daragh Hurley
2. ^ Irish Rugby : Prop Hurley Out Of Under-21 Side
3. ^ Irish Rugby : Healy Ruled Out Of Ireland 'A' Team
4. ^ BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Irish | Scotland A 67–7 Ireland A
5. ^ Ireland Churchill Cup Squad '08 Announced
6. ^ : Churchill Cup '08 Standings

External links

• Munster profile

Persondata
Name	Hurley, Darragh
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Date of birth	8 October 1985
Place of birth	County Cork, Munster, Republic of Ireland
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