Marty Moore (rugby union)
Marty Moore (born 1 March 1991) is an Irish rugby union player for Ulster. His preferred position is tighthead prop. He made his senior debut in September 2012 against the Scarlets.[2]
Birth name | Martin Moore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Castleknock College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former NUIM Barnhall and Castleknock College player Martin Moore has earned glowing praise from his coaches at Leinster and is targeting his first starts in the coming campaign with the Blues having made several appearances off the bench. The prop, who featured at the opening match at the revamped Lansdowne Road in 2010, has represented Leinster and Ireland up through the age grades.
He made six outings with Ireland Under-20 and was a key part in the squad that competed in the 2011 Six Nations. Teammates in that squad included Tiernan O'Halloran, Jordi Murphy and JJ Hanrahan.
On 2 February 2014, Moore made his debut for Ireland in the 2014 Six Nations Championship win against Scotland.[3]
On 25 January 2016, Moore signed a deal with English Premiership side Wasps from the 2016–17 season.[4]
On 23 November 2017, Moore returns to Ireland to sign for province Ulster in the Pro14 on a two-year deal from the 2018–19 season.[5]
References
- https://www.ulsterrugby.com/team/senior-team
- http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/team/results/squad_leinster_academy.php?player=96961&includeref=dynamic#.UaI2YdijY_Y
- "Ireland shrug off O'Connell blow to sink Scots". Irish Independent. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- "Wasps sign Ireland and Leinster prop Marty Moore". BBC Sport. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "Marty Moore: Wasps prop to join Ulster on two-year deal at end of this season". BBC Sport. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.