Ross Byrne | |
Fullname: | Ross Patrick Byrne |
Birth Date: | 8 April 1995 |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Height: | 1.910NaN0 |
Weight: | 920NaN0 |
School: | St. Michael's College |
Relatives: | Harry Byrne (brother) |
Position: | Fly-half |
Currentclub: | Leinster |
Years1: | 2015– |
Clubs1: | Leinster |
Apps1: | 156 |
Points1: | 1,040 |
Repyears1: | 2014–2015 |
Repteam1: | Ireland under-20 |
Repcaps1: | 15 |
Reppoints1: | 129 |
Repyears2: | 2018– |
Repteam2: | Ireland |
Repcaps2: | 22 |
Reppoints2: | 56 |
Clubupdate: | 6 April 2024[1] |
Repupdate: | 19 March 2024 |
Ross Patrick Byrne (born 8 April 1995) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team.[2]
Byrne went to school at St. Michael's College, Dublin. He was in the Leinster Rugby Academy,[3] and played for Ireland’s rugby youth teams.[4]
On 24 October 2018, Byrne was named in the Ireland squad for the November Internationals.[5] In November 2022 Byrne kicked a late penalty to contribute 3 points to Ireland's 13 point total in the 13–10 victory over Australia. [6] In the opening match of the 2023 Six Nations, Ross Byrne replaced Jonathan Sexton as outhalf and scored a late conversion in Ireland's 34–10 win against Wales.[7] Byrne was named to the 2022–23 URC Elite XV of the year, his second domestic team of the year achievement.[8]