Piers O'Conor
Birth name | Piers O'Conor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1995-08-28) 28 August 1995 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Piers O'Conor (born 28 August 1995)[2] is an English rugby union fullback for Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby. O'Conor has previously played for Wasps, Bedford and Ealing Trailfinders. Born in Sydney, Australia, O'Conor is qualified to play international rugby for Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and England.[1] He has played for Ireland at under-19s level and England at under-20s level.
Career
O'Conor took up rugby at Cumnor House School aged 7.[1] He played for several clubs in Sussex, including winning the national U-17s Bowl with Heathfield and Waldron in 2012, before joining Eastbourne College where he was coached by Russell Earnshaw.[3]
O'Conor played for Ireland under-19s in 2013 before signing for Wasps.[1] He made his Wasps debut in November 2014 in the LV Cup against Sale.[3] O'Conor left Wasps in 2017 to join Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship.[4] After one season at Ealing O'Conor moved on to newly promoted Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby.[5]
In 2024 it was announced that O'Conor would be joining Connacht at the end of the 2023-2024 season.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Piers O'Conor RFU profile". 18 December 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Piers O'Conor ESPN profile". Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Young Gun: Piers O'Conor – Wasps full-back". The Rugby Paper. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Wasps Fullback leaves Ricoh". Coventry Telegraph. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Bristol Rugby sign Ealing Trailfinders trio". Bristol Post. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Piers O'Conor joins Connacht Rugby | 29th April 2024 | News". Connacht Rugby. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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