Niall Ronan Explained

Niall Ronan
Birth Date:1982 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Pilltown, Meath, Ireland
Weight:113kg (249lb)
Ru Position:Flanker
Ru Amateurclubs:Delvin RFC
Boyne RFC
Shannon
Ru Proclubs:Leinster
Munster
Ru Clubyears:2003–2007
2007–2014
Ru Clubcaps:37
101
Ru Clubpoints:(35)
(80)
Ru Clubupdate:13 October 2013
Ru Nationalyears:2008–2010
2009–2011
Ru Nationalteam:Ireland A
Ireland
Ru Nationalcaps:6
4
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
(0)
Ru Ntupdate:7 August 2011
School:Scoil Aonghusa, Drogheda
St. Mary's Diocesan School, Drogheda

Niall Ronan (born 14 September 1982) is a retired Irish rugby union player, who played for Leinster, Munster and Ireland during his career. He played as a flanker.

Early years

Ronan grew up playing Gaelic football and represented the Meath county team in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He won the Senior Schools Leinster Championships in 2000 with St. Mary's, Drogheda.

Leinster

Switching from football to rugby, he played at underage level for Leinster and Ireland, and spent four seasons with Leinster.

Munster

Ronan moved to Munster in 2007, and made his debut against Scarlets in September of that year.[1] He was in the Munster team that beat Leinster to win the 2011 Magners League Grand Final.[2]

A knee injury sustained in Munster's Heineken Cup Round 5 clash with Castres Olympique ruled Ronan out for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[3] He signed a new two-year contract with Munster in March 2012.[4]

Ronan earned his 100th cap for Munster on 3 May 2013, coming on against Zebre in a Pro12 fixture. On 30 April 2014, it was announced that Ronan was retiring from rugby due to a knee injury sustained in October 2013.[5]

Ireland

Ronan made his debut for Ireland against Canada on 23 May 2009,[6] starting and finishing the match in a 25–6 win. He earned his second cap a week later against the USA. He was called up to the squad for the 2010 Summer Tour as a replacement for Kevin McLaughlin and played against the Barbarians, New Zealand Māori and Australia.[7]

Ronan also played for Ireland against Scotland in a 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up on 6 August 2011.[8]

Post-rugby career

After retiring, Ronan returned to play Gaelic football with his local club St. Colmcille's, winning the Meath and Leinster intermediate championships in 2016 and reaching the final of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship in 2017.[9]

In 2019, Ronan joined Meath as a strength and conditioning coach.[10]

In February 2022 he became manager of Louth club O'Raghallaighs, winning promotion from Division 2.[11] [12]

Ronan was appointed manager of St. Colmcille's in November 2023.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Munster See Off Scarlets. 22 September 2007. munsterrugby.ie. 9 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806012336/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/286.php. 6 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Munster Crowned Magners League Champions. 28 May 2011. munsterrugby.ie. 9 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720120951/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/9094.php. 20 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Niall Ronan Gone For The Season. 18 January 2012. munsterrugby.ie. 20 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120123031036/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10001.php. 23 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Ryan Signs On For Two More Years. 13 March 2012. munsterrugby.ie. 14 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203221405/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10236.php. 3 December 2013.
  5. Web site: Ronan Forced To Retire. 30 April 2014. munsterrugby.ie. 30 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032232/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/18431.php. 2 May 2014.
  6. Web site: Kidney Takes Positives From Winning Start. 24 May 2009. irishrugby.ie. 9 September 2011. 12 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120612113715/http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/14596.php. live.
  7. Web site: Ireland Team To Play Australia. 22 June 2010. irishrugby.ie. 9 September 2011. 12 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120612113801/http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/19601.php. live.
  8. Web site: Ireland Team To Play Scotland. 4 August 2011. irishrugby.ie. 9 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120612113818/http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/23473.php. 12 June 2012.
  9. Web site: Boyle . Donnchadh . 2023-11-14 . Former rugby star Niall Ronan takes over as St Colmcille’s GAA boss in native Meath . 2024-03-28 . Irish Independent . en . 28 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240328145632/https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/former-rugby-star-niall-ronan-takes-over-as-st-colmcilles-gaa-boss-in-native-meath/a1255893610.html . live .
  10. Web site: Ronan links up with Royals - HoganStand . 2024-03-28 . hoganstand.com . 28 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240328145632/https://hoganstand.com/County/Kildare/Article/Index/306363 . live .
  11. Web site: Reilly . Caoimhín . 2022-08-11 . Former Ireland rugby international going well as a Louth GAA club manager . 2024-03-28 . www.independent.ie . en . 28 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240328145632/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/sport/gaa/former-ireland-rugby-international-going-well-as-a-louth-gaa-club-manager/41898033.html . live .
  12. Web site: Division 2 Roundup: O’Raghallaighs fightback against Irelanders sees them crowned champions . 2024-03-28 . www.dundalkdemocrat.ie . en . 24 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324112259/https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/home/888665/division-2-roundup-oraghallaighs-fightback-against-irelanders-sees-them-crowned-champions.html . live .

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