- Niall Ronan
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Niall Ronan Full name Niall Ronan Date of birth 14 September 1982 Place of birth Pilltown. Co. Meath Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 100 kg School Scoil Aonghusa, Drogheda and St. Mary's Diocesan School, Drogheda Rugby union career Playing career Position Flanker Amateur clubs Years Club / team Delvin RFC, Boyne RFC Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 2007–present Munster 87 (65) correct as of 20 Nov 2011. National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2009–present Ireland 4 (0) correct as of 07 Aug 2011. Niall Ronan (born 14 September 1982) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the RaboDirect Pro12. He plays as a flanker.
Ronan grew up playing Gaelic football and represented Meath GAA in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He won the Senior Schools Leinster Championships in 2000 with St. Mary's, Drogheda. Switching from football to rugby, he played at underage level for Leinster and Ireland, and spent four seasons with Leinster.
He moved to Munster in 2007, and made his debut against Scarlets in September of that year[1]. He was in the Munster team that beat Leinster to win the 2011 Magners League Grand Final[2].
He made his debut for Ireland against Canada on 23 May 2009[3], starting and finishing the match in a 25–6 win. He earnt his second cap a week later against USA and was called up to the squad for the 2010 Summer Tour as a replacement for Kevin McLaughlin, and played against the Barbarians, New Zealand Maori and Australia[4].
Ronan also played for Ireland against Scotland in a World Cup warm-up on 6th August 2011[5].
References
- ^ "Munster See Off Scarlets". munsterrugby.ie. 22 September 2007. http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/286.php. Retrieved 09 September 2011.
- ^ "Munster Crowned Magners League Champions". munsterrugby.ie. 28 May 2011. http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/9094.php. Retrieved 09 September 2011.
- ^ "Kidney Takes Positives From Winning Start". irishrugby.ie. 24 May 2009. http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/14596.php. Retrieved 09 September 2011.
- ^ "Ireland Team To Play Australia". irishrugby.ie. 22 June 2010. http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/19601.php. Retrieved 09 September 2011.
- ^ "Ireland Team To Play Scotland". irishrugby.ie. 04 August 2011. http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/23473.php. Retrieved 09 September 2011.
External links
Munster Rugby squad Forwards Flannery · Fogarty · Henry · Sherry · Varley · Archer · Borlase · Botha · Horan · Darragh Hurley · du Preez · J.Ryan · Foley · Nagle · O'Callaghan · O'Connell (c) · O'Driscoll · D.Ryan · Holland · O'Donnell · O'Mahony · Ronan · Wallace · Butler · Coughlan · LeamyBacks Coach Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Irish rugby union players
- Munster Rugby players
- Shannon R.F.C. players
- Rugby union flankers
- Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Meath Gaelic footballers
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Irish rugby union biography stubs
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