Ciarán Frawley Explained

Ciarán Frawley
Birth Date:4 December 1997
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height:1.910NaN0
Weight:910NaN0
School:Skerries Community College
University:University College Dublin
Position:Centre, Fly-half, Fullback
Currentclub:Leinster
Amatyears1:2015–2016
Amatteam1:Skerries
Amatapps1:8
Amatpoints1:42
Amatyears2:2016–
Amatteam2:UCD
Amatapps2:15
Amatpoints2:82
Ru Amupdate:2 February 2024
Years1:2018–
Clubs1:Leinster
Apps1:79
Points1:230
Repyears1:2017
Repteam1:Ireland U20
Repcaps1:10
Reppoints1:8
Repyears2:2022
Repteam2:Ireland Wolfhounds
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:7
Repyears3:2023-
Repteam3:Ireland
Repcaps3:6
Reppoints3:13
Clubupdate:2 February 2024
Repupdate:13 July 2024

Ciarán Frawley (born 4 December 1997) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and represents Ireland at international level.

Early life

Born in Sydney, Australia, to Irish emigrant parents, Frawley returned to Ireland aged 3.[1] Growing up in Skerries in North County Dublin, Frawley played for his local Skerries RFC side and at Schools level with Skerries Community College.[2] [3]

At club level, Frawley led Skerries to an All-Ireland Under-17 club title in 2014.[4]

Frawley broke into the Skerries RFC AIL team in late 2015, debuting on his eighteenth birthday before moving to UCD in 2016 when beginning his studies there.[5]

Club career

Leinster

Having come up through the province's Youths system, via the 'Clubs' section, Frawley joined the Leinster Rugby academy ahead of the 2017-18 season. Unusually, he also made his senior debut during his first year in the academy, coming on as a first-half substitute against the Scarlets in February 2018. Frawley scored a fine touchline conversion with his first kick and later added a penalty.[6] He made two more appearances during the 2017-18 season, including a man-of-the-match performance against the Southern Kings which yielded 14 points from the boot and a first senior try.[7]

In addition to his first team endeavours, Frawley started at out-half as Leinster 'A' won the inaugural Celtic Cup in October 2018, beating the Scarlets Premiership Select 15-8 in a tight final away from home in Llanelli - completing seven victories out of seven in the competition.[8]

Frawley made 11 appearances during the 2018-19 Pro14 season, scoring 58 points. This tally included a crucial try in a drawn game with Benetton on 6 April 2018.[9]

Frawley made his European Champions Cup debut on 14 December 2019, coming off the bench and scoring two conversions in a 50-21 win over the Northampton Saints.[10] Making 12 appearances across all competitions in the 2019-2020 season, Frawley scored one try in a bonus-point win over Connacht in the Pro 14 on 4 January 2020.[11]

Increasingly being used as an inside centre, Frawley made nine appearances in the 2020-21 season. His sole try came away to Montpellier in the European Rugby Champions Cup on 12 December 2020.[12]

Attracting increasing plaudits and attention, Frawley was named man-of-the-match in a United Rugby Championship game versus Scarlets on 16 October 2021.[13] He would score his first try of the season on 22 January 2022, coming off the bench to dot down versus Bath at The Rec.[14] A facial injury requiring surgery suffered against Edinburgh forced Frawley out of a number of matches but he returned to score a try and pick up the man-of-the-match reward versus Connacht on 26 March 2022.[15] In June 2022 he was named Leinster's 2021–22 Supporter's Player of the Year.[16]

International career

Ireland

Having previously represented his country at under-18 'club' and under-19 level, Frawley was selected for the Ireland U-20s ahead of the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He featured in all five games as Ireland finished fourth. Frawley was also part of the Irish team which finished ninth in the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, playing all five games and scoring a try versus Samoa.[17]

Frawley received his first Ireland call-up for the 2021 Autumn Internationals but did not make an appearance.[18] He was included in the Ireland squad for the July 2022 tour of New Zealand.[19] and started at fly-half in the first game against the New Zealand Maori.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senior Players .
  2. Web site: Frawley starting to take off as Blues are grounded. Herald.ie. 21 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Leinster's Ciarán Frawley on a road less travelled to reach his destination. independent.
  4. Web site: Skerries defeat Galwegians 31-12 in Under 17's AIL.... April 11, 2014. Leinster Rugby.
  5. Web site: Ciaran Frawley – Ireland U-20's - Skerries RFC. Skerriesrfc.ie. 2 February 2017. 21 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Lowe brace inspires Leinster to victory over Scarlets. February 17, 2018. www.rte.ie.
  7. Web site: Leinster coach Fogarty: 'Ultimately the player makes the decision'. Michael. Scully. 23 April 2018. Irishmirror.ie. 21 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Champions! Kelleher on the double as Leinster A overcome Scarlets to secure inaugural Celtic Cup. Sinead. Farrell. The42.ie. 21 October 2018.
  9. News: Benetton fashion late draw with Leinster thanks to Tavuyara try. Johnny Watterson at the. RDS. The Irish Times.
  10. Web site: Garry Ringrose scores hat-trick as Leinster overwhelm Saints again. Paul. Rees. December 14, 2019. www.theguardian.com.
  11. Web site: Leinster-vs-Connacht - United Rugby Championship .
  12. Web site: Leinster begin European campaign with five-star win in Montpellier .
  13. Web site: Frawley 'knocking on Ireland door' . 18 October 2021 . Glennon . Michael . .
  14. Web site: O'Brien scores four as Leinster blitz Bath .
  15. Web site: Ruthless Leinster run in six second half tries to punish 14-man Connacht .
  16. Web site: 2022 BANK OF IRELAND LEINSTER RUGBY AWARDS BALL . Leinster rugby . 5 June 2022 . 5 June 2022.
  17. Web site: Ireland U20s make light work of Samoa to quash relegation fears. The42. Team. The42.
  18. Web site: Frawley named in Irish squad .
  19. Web site: Andy Farrell includes 5 uncapped players in 40-man Ireland squad to tour New Zealand. 14 June 2022. The 42. 15 June 2022.
  20. News: Elliot . Ed . Ireland stun South Africa with last-gasp Ciaran Frawley drop goal in Test match for the ages . 15 July 2024 . Wales Online . 13 July 2024.