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TADHG BEIRNE
DATE OF BIRTH - 08/01/1992
BIRTH PLACE - Eadestown, Kildare,
Ireland
HEIGHT - 1.98m (6’ 6’)
WEIGHT - 113.18kg (17st, 9lbs)
POSITION - Lock / Back Row
HONOURS - Ireland (22 caps)
SENIOR DEBUT: v Glasgow Warriors,
September 2018, Scotstoun
CHAMPIONS CUP DEBUT: v Exeter
Chiefs, October 2018, Sandy Park
PREVIOUS CLUB: Scarlets
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS: Ireland
U20s; Ireland Sevens; Ireland
TWITTER: @longdogbeirne
BIOGRAPHY
Tadhg Beirne joined the province ahead
of the 2018/19 season on a two-year
contract.
The versatile Ireland international moved
from Scarlets after two outstanding
campaigns with the Welsh side. He
rounded off his breakthrough 2016/17
season with an outstanding performance
in the Welsh side’s Guinness PRO12 title
win in May and helped Scarlets to the
2017/18 PRO14 final.
A former Ireland U20s player Beirne
featured in all of Ireland’s games during
the 2012 U20s 6 Nations and Junior
World Championship, lining out next
to JJ Hanrahan, Chris Farrell and Niall
Scannell.
He made his senior international debut
for Ireland on the 2018 Summer Tour to
Australia.
Awarded PRO14 Players’ Player of
the Season for his performances with
Scarlets in 2017/18.
Made his PRO14 debut for Munster away
to Glasgow in September 2018 and his
strong early season form saw him gain
further international recognition for
Beirne made his 6 Nations debut against
Wales in March 2019 and was nominated
for Munster Rugby Player of the Year
after a fine first season at the province.
Tadhg Beirne - Brit-
Ireland in November.
ish & Irish LionsVoted onto the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14
Dream Team.
Signed a two-year contract extension
that will see him remain with the
province until June 2022.
Beirne was included in the Ireland Rugby
World Cup squad that travelled to Japan
in 2019 and featured in five games.
Made a fine start to the 2020/21 season
and was rewarded with inclusion in the
Ireland squad for the 6 Nations, winning
the Man of the Match award against Italy
in Rome.
Beirne’s fine form continued throughout
the season and he was named in the
2021 Guinness 6 Nations Team of the
Championship.