Corey Domachowski Explained

Corey Domachowski
Birth Date:11 September 1996
Birth Place:Church Village, Wales
Height:1.830NaN0
Weight:1240NaN0
School:Tonyrefail School
Relatives:Mal Buck
Position:Prop
Currentclub:Cardiff
Years1:2016–
Clubs1:Cardiff
Apps1:114
Points1:35
Repyears1:2016
Repteam1:Wales U20
Repcaps1:10
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2023–
Repteam2:Wales
Repcaps2:10
Reppoints2:0
Clubupdate:10 March 2024
Repupdate:10 March 2024

Corey Domachowski (born 11 September 1996) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff and the Wales national team.

Club career

Domachowski made his debut for Cardiff in 2017 having previously played for the academy team. The Church Village-born loosehead prop represented Wales at under-20 level, and featured for Cardiff Rugby as a replacement in Challenge Cup quarter final defeat to Gloucester in 2017.[1]

International career

On 1 May 2023, Warren Gatland selected him in Wales' 54 player training squad for the Rugby World Cup 2023.[2]

Domachowski made his debut on 5 August 2023, starting for Wales in the first test of their 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, in a win against England[3]

Personal life

Domachowski's great-grandfather, Stefan, escaped from the Auschwitz concentration camp and eventually moved to Wales, settling in Pencoed and working as a miner.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corey Domachowski. upriseVSI. www.uprisevsi.co.uk. upriseVSI.
  2. Web site: 2023-05-01 . Wales training squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 - Welsh Rugby Union . 2023-05-04 . Welsh Rugby Union Wales & Regions . en-GB.
  3. News: 5 August 2023 . World Cup audition time for Wales new boys . en-GB . BBC Sport . 5 August 2023.
  4. Web site: The Welsh rugby player whose relative escaped the horrors of Auschwitz. Simon. Thomas. 10 November 2020. Wales Online.