Harry McNulty

Harry McNulty (born 5 March 1993) is an Irish rugby union player.[1] He plays as a forward for the Ireland national rugby sevens team. In April 2019, McNulty won an all expenses paid Instagram apprenticeship with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.[2]

Harry McNulty
Birth nameHarry McNulty
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993
Place of birthBahrain
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolRockwell College
UniversityDublin University
University of Limerick
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012-14
2014-
2015-15		 Munster Academy
UCD
Univ. of Queensland		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016- Ireland 7s

Early life

McNulty was born in Bahrain to Irish parents. His father worked in financial services and is a former Bahrain Rugby Club player. His mother was a flight attendant working for the then King of Bahrain, Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa.[3] He has a younger brother, Sean McNulty, who is also a rugby player.[4]

The family lived in London for three years, then moved to the United States, where they lived for 10 years. In the United States, McNulty discovered he loved ice hockey and played hockey in New York.[1] He played with the Rye Rangers.[5]

At age 14, McNulty's family moved back to Bahrain and from 2006 to 2011 he attended Rockwell College, a boarding school in Tipperary, for secondary school.[1] At Rockwell, McNulty played rugby for the first time.[1] He was on the school team that finished runner-up in the 2010 Munster Senior Cup, and then won the 2011 Munster Senior Cup by defeating Presentation Brothers College.[6]

University and club rugby

McNulty then played for Garryowen. He joined the Munster Academy for the 2012-13 season,[7] but left the Munster Academy at the end of the 2013-14 season.[8]

From 2012 to 2014, McNulty attended University of Limerick, then transferred to University College Dublin, where he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in food science in 2017.[1] As part of that degree, he lived in Brisbane, Australia in 2015 where he studied at the University of Queensland.

During college, McNulty played with Dublin University, winning the 2012 club sevens competition.[9]

In 2016, McNulty played club rugby for UCD in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League, under head coach Andy Skehan.[10][11]

Ireland national rugby sevens team

In 2016, McNulty was part of the Ireland national rugby sevens team when they attempted unsuccessfully to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.[12]

In 2017, McNulty remained with the Ireland squad where he played in the Rugby Europe 2017 Sevens Grand Prix Series. McNulty was Ireland's leading try-scorer at the 2017 Moscow Sevens with six tries.[6][13]

In 2018, McNulty represented Ireland at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, where Ireland finished ninth.

McNulty was part of the Ireland squad at the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier, where Ireland won the tournament to advance to "core team" status for the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series.[14]

Other work and activities

In April 2019, McNulty – who is a long-time avid photographer[5] – won a position as a Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Instagram apprentice, which funded travel around the world for three weeks during the summer of 2019.[15] In addition to being all-expenses paid, the position had a weekly salary.[2]

As a Shore Explorer, McNulty visited shore-based locations around the world as part of a promotion of land-based offerings of the cruise line.[2] McNulty documented his trip with photographs he posted on Instagram. He used a GoPro camera for much of the video he shot.

In his free time, McNulty has been involved in the Operation Smile charity.[16]

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References
  1. McMahon, Sean (10 July 2018). "Fear No Longer Holding Harry McNulty Back As He Lives Sevens Dream". Pundit Arena.
  2. Featherstone, Emma (8 April 2019). "Rugby player scores £2,000-a-week Instagram apprenticeship to travel the world for free". The Telegraph.
  3. "Buff travel-loving rugby player has beat 37,000 candidates to win a dream job cruising the world". Travel Wire News. WorldNews. 11 April 2019.
  4. Bailey, Ryan (11 August 2019). "McNulty discovers a new path having 'fallen out of love with rugby' after Leinster". The42.
  5. Farrell, Sean (7 July 2019). "Globe-trotting McNulty intent on taking Tokyo". The42.
  6. "Former Rockwell student is Ireland Rugby 7s try-scoring hero". The Nationalist. 6 June 2017.
  7. McCarry, Patrick (12 February 2014). "Bahrain born Munster player relishing his training chance against BOD". The42.
  8. "Munster Announce New Academy Recruits". Ireland national rugby union team. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015.
  9. "Harry McNulty". Munster Rugby. 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.
  10. "Ulster Bank League round-up: Lansdowne plunder win". RTÉ. 17 September 2016.
  11. "Ulster Bank League round-up: Clontarf cut loose against Garryowen". The Irish Times. 11 March 2017.
  12. "Other Sports: Rugby: Bahrain-born Harry McNulty named in Ireland squad". Gulf Daily News. 5 June 2015.
  13. Naughton, Joe (8 June 2017). "Ireland Men's 7s Squad for Rugby Europe Grand Prix Second Round in Lodz, Poland". Sports News Ireland. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017.
  14. Loughnane, Alan (May 2019). "Professional rugby player from Dublin wins dream Instagram travel job". JOE.
  15. Brady, Sasha (15 April 2019). "The rugby player who has landed a £2000k-per-week job to travel the world". Lonely Planet.
  16. McCarry, Patrick (17 February 2014). "Munster rugby player seeking to change lives one smile at a time". The42.
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