Caelan Doris Explained

Caelan Doris
Birth Date:2 April 1998
Birth Place:Ballina, Ireland
Height:1.930NaN0
Weight:1110NaN0
School:Blackrock College
University:University College Dublin
Position:Number 8, Flanker
Currentclub:Leinster
Years1:2018–
Clubs1:Leinster
Apps1:55
Points1:40
Repyears1:2017–2018
Repteam1:Ireland U20
Repcaps1:14
Reppoints1:15
Repyears2:2020–
Repteam2:Ireland
Repcaps2:42
Reppoints2:30
Clubupdate:20 June 2022
Repupdate:6 July 2024

Caelan Doris (born 2 April 1998) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team.

Early life

Doris was born in Lacken, County Mayo.[1]

Doris first involvement with rugby was with Ballina.

He attended boarding school from the age of 12 onwards at Blackrock College in Dublin, where he was a member of the victorious Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup team in 2014 as well as captaining the 2016 side.He came short at the hands of Gonzaga college in 2010.His father Chris had attended Blackrock College, final year 1980, playing rugby at centre.

Doris gained a degree in psychology at University College Dublin.[2] He played two years on the Ireland Under-20 rugby team, the second as captain.

Professional career

Leinster

After leaving school in 2016, Doris spent a year in the Leinster sub-academy before entering the academy in summer 2017. After a series of strong performances captaining the Ireland Under-20s, Doris was promoted two years early to Leinster's senior squad ahead of the 2018–19 season, after just one year in the academy, and having made his senior debut the previous season.[3] On 18 December 2023, the IRFU announced that Doris had been given a three-year 'central contract' paid by the union, extending his time at Leinster until July 2027.[4]

Ireland

Doris played for Ireland Under-20s in both 2017 and 2018, captaining them in the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. Despite a poor campaign from Ireland, he was one of the standout players of the tournament.[5] He has 14 Ireland under-20 caps despite being injured for the entire 2018 Six Nations Under 20 Championship.[6]

Doris received his first call up to the senior Ireland squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship,[7] and made his debut when he started at number 8 in Ireland's opening fixture against Scotland on 1 February 2020, though a concussion meant that his debut lasted only four minutes.[8] Doris missed the 2021 Six Nations and returned to play for Ireland in the summer and autumn internationals playing a starring role in Ireland wins against Japan, New Zealand and Argentina. Doris also scored his first tries for Ireland in the matches against New Zealand and Argentina. Caelan Doris was selected by his fellow players as the Irish men’s Players’ Player of the Year 2023 at the Rugby Players Ireland awards.[9]

On 11 February 2024, Doris captained the Ireland team for the first time in their game against Italy in the Six Nations Championship.[10] [11]

Career statistics

List of international tries

NumberPositionPointsTriesResultOppositionVenueDate
1Flanker51WonAviva Stadium13 November 2021[12]
2Number 851WonAviva Stadium21 November 2021[13]
3Number 851WonMillennium Stadium4 February 2023[14]
4–5Flanker102WonAviva Stadium5 August 2023[15]
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Honours

Individual
Leinster
Ireland

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who is Caelan Doris? Meet Ireland’s newest rugby star . 2023-10-09 . The Irish Times . en.
  2. Web site: Ward . Shauna Bannon . 2023-09-16 . Ireland rugby’s Caelan Doris’ career, day job and following dad’s footsteps . 2023-10-09 . RSVP Live . en.
  3. Web site: Senior Players . Leinster Rugby . 21 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Caelan Doris upgraded to Ireland central contract after signing three-year extension . The Irish Times . en-IE . 18 December 2023 . 23 December 2023.
  5. Web site: 'He's definitely got a big future ahead of him' - Leinster excited about Doris. Murray. Kinsella. The42.ie. 21 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Irish Rugby. Irishrugby.ie. 21 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021124727/http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/squads_ireland_u20.php?player=131366&includeref=dynamic. 21 October 2018. dead.
  7. News: Six Nations: Johnny Sexton to captain Ireland as Andy Farrell's reign begins . BBC Sport. 15 January 2020 . 20 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Six Nations 2020: Ireland win 19-12 against wasteful Scotland . BBC Sport . en-GB . 1 February 2020 . 3 February 2020.
  9. Web site: Caelan Doris named Irish Players’ Player of the Year for 2023 . Irish Times . 17 May 2023.
  10. Web site: Captain’s Run Press Conference With Caelan Doris . Irish Rugby . 10 February 2024 . 11 February 2024.
  11. Web site: Six Nations 2024: Stuart McCloskey starts as Caelan Doris captains Ireland against Italy . BBC Sport . en-GB . 9 February 2023 . 11 February 2024.
  12. Web site: Morrow . Michael . 13 November 2021 . Ireland 29-20 New Zealand: Brilliant Irish claim statement win over All Blacks . BBC Sport . en-GB . 1 June 2023.
  13. Web site: Morrow . Michael . 21 November 2021 . Ireland 53-7 Argentina: Seven-try hosts secure autumn clean sweep . BBC Sport . en-GB . 1 June 2023.
  14. Web site: Bray . Jonny . 4 February 2023 . Ruthless Ireland Spoil Gatland's Comeback in Bonus-Point Win . Six Nations Rugby . 1 June 2023.
  15. Web site: Hart . Ben . 5 August 2023 . Doris’ double sees Ireland overcome determined Italy . Autumn Nations Series . 20 August 2023.
  16. Web site: Caelan (Sweetman-) Doris . ESPN Scrum . 3 June 2022.