Oisín Dowling | |
Birth Date: | 1997 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Weight: | 105kg (231lb) |
School: | St Michael's College |
Ru Currentposition: | Lock |
Ru Currentteam: | Connacht |
Amatyears1: | 2016– |
Amatteam1: | Lansdowne |
Amatyears2: | 2017–2018 |
Amatteam2: | Leinster A |
Amatapps2: | 5 |
Amatpoints2: | 0 |
Ru Amupdate: | 5 June 2021 |
Years1: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs1: | Leinster |
Apps1: | 6 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2020– |
Clubs2: | Connacht |
Apps2: | 25 |
Points2: | 0 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 30 Apr 2022 |
Repyears1: | 2017 |
Repteam1: | Ireland U20 |
Repcaps1: | 9 |
Reppoints1: | 15 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 18 June 2017 |
Oisín Dowling (born 23 June 1997) is an Irish rugby union player, who currently plays for Connacht Rugby. He plays as a lock or flanker.
Dowling attended St Michael's College, Dublin and played alongside fellow Leinster locks Ross Molony and James Ryan there.[1] Dowling spent time in the Leinster sub-academy after leaving schools, before being promoted to the full academy. He was selected for the Ireland U20 team in 2017, a year where they struggled, finishing fourth in the under-20 Six Nations and tenth in the World Championship.
Dowling was part of the Celtic Cup-winning Leinster 'A' side in 2018, a year in which he was also part of Lansdowne's historic clean sweep of the All-Ireland League, All-Ireland Cup, Leinster Senior League and Leinster Senior Cup. Dowling made his senior Leinster debut in January 2019 in a victory against fellow Irish province Ulster.[2]