Peter Dooley
Peter Dooley (born 4 August 1994) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster Rugby. His preferred position is loosehead prop. It was announced in February 2016 that he had been awarded a senior contract with Leinster following completion of his time in the academy, having previously played with the Leinster senior team, making his debut in October 2014 against Edinburgh[1][2] He was Young Player of the year 2015 for Leinster.
Date of birth | 4 August 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Birr, County Offaly, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 117 kg (18.4 st; 258 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Brendan's Community School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Early career
Dooley started his rugby playing underage at Birr RFC in Co. Offaly. Playing number 8 in his teenage years, Dooley was part of the Leinster under-age set up. After entering the Leinster academy he was advised to switch to change position to Loosehead Prop.
Ireland
Dooley has represented Ireland at under-age level.
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References
- "Leinster Rugby Announce 17 Contract Renewals and Two New Signings". Leinsterrugby.ie. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Leinster 33 v 8 Edinburgh". Leinsterrugby.ie. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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