Tadhg Furlong Explained
Tadhg Furlong |
Fullname: | Tadhg Vincent Furlong |
Birth Date: | 14 November 1992 |
Birth Place: | Wexford, Ireland |
Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
Weight: | 1250NaN0 |
School: | Good Counsel College |
University: | Dublin City University |
Position: | Prop |
Currentclub: | Leinster |
Years1: | 2013– |
Clubs1: | Leinster |
Apps1: | 127 |
Points1: | 50 |
Repyears1: | 2011–2012 |
Repteam1: | Ireland U20 |
Repcaps1: | 12 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2015– |
Repteam2: | Ireland |
Repcaps2: | 77 |
Reppoints2: | 25 |
Repyears3: | 2017–2021 |
Repteam3: | British & Irish Lions |
Repcaps3: | 8 |
Reppoints3: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 20 June 2022 |
Repupdate: | 6 July 2024[1] |
Tadhg Vincent Furlong (born 14 November 1992) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team.
Early life
Furlong comes from a farming family in the parish of Horeswood in County Wexford.[2] He started his rugby playing underage at New Ross RFC in County Wexford.
Furlong also played Gaelic football and Hurling for Horeswood.[3]
Club career
Furlong made his senior debut for Leinster Rugby in November 2013 as a replacement against the Dragons.[4] He was part of the Leinster A team which won the 2013–14 British and Irish Cup.[5] [6] Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Furlong was promoted from the Leinster Academy to the senior squad.[7]
In 2021 Furlong was selected to World Rugby's Dream Team of the Year.[8]
International career
Ireland
Furlong made his Ireland senior debut on 29 August 2015 against Wales in a warm-up game for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[9] He was named in the Ireland squad for the World Cup on 1 September 2015.[10] [11] In November 2016, Furlong started for Ireland in the Autumn Internationals, including the historical victory over New Zealand on 15 November 2016.[12] He also played for Ireland in the 2017 Six Nations Championship.[13]
British & Irish Lions
Furlong was selected in Warren Gatland's squad for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.[14] He started all three test matches in the drawn series.[15] [16] [17]
On 6 May 2021, Furlong was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.[18]
Honours
- Individual
- Ireland
- Leinster
Personal life
Furlong married his long term partner Aine Lacey in 2023.[20] His father died in December 2023 from cancer.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: LIONS V JAPAN UPDATE . Lions Rugby . 26 March 2024.
- Web site: The shape of things to come: Tadhg Furlong made for prop. 13 September 2014. irishtimes.com.
- News: Watch: Tadhg Furlong's 'Dancing at the Crossroads' moment reminds us of something. Hogan Stand. 14 March 2021.
- Web site: Newport Gwent Dragons 19 v 23 Leinster. 1 November 2013. leinsterrugby.ie.
- Web site: Leinster 'A' Team Named For British & Irish Cup Final. 22 May 2014. irishrugby.ie. 14 July 2017.
- Web site: Leinster A 44 v 17 Leeds Carnegie. 23 May 2014. leinsterrugby.ie. 14 July 2017.
- Web site: Leinster Academy Announced For The New Season. 18 July 2014. leinsterrugby.ie. 14 July 2017.
- Web site: Tadhg Furlong named in World Rugby's Dream Team of the Year . the42 . 8 December 2021.
- Web site: Tadhg Furlong: 'I'd have said you were cracked if you'd told me a year ago I'd be here'. 1 September 2015. Irish Independent. 1 September 2015.
- Web site: Cian Healy and Tadhg Furlong named in Ireland's Rugby World Cup squad. 1 September 2015. Guardian. 1 September 2015.
- Web site: Confirmed: Joe Schmidt names his 31-man Rugby World Cup squad after 'difficult calls'. 1 September 2015. Irish Independent. 1 September 2015.
- Web site: Neil Francis: The question has to be asked – just where did Tadhg Furlong come from?. 1 December 2016. Irish Independent. 1 December 2016.
- Web site: Ireland team named for Six Nations opener. 2 February 2017. Newstalk: Ireland, World & Breaking News. 4 February 2017.
- Web site: Gatland unveils his 2017 Lions squad. 19 April 2017. lionsrugby.com. 14 July 2017.
- Web site: Lions Slip To First Test Defeat In Auckland. 24 June 2017. lionsrugby.com. 14 July 2017.
- Web site: Dramatic Lions Comeback Levels The Test Series. 1 July 2017. lionsrugby.com. 14 July 2017. 30 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171030204301/https://www.lionsrugby.com/fixtures/new-zealand-v-british-and-irish-lions-2nd-test/#report. dead.
- Web site: Dramatic Draw At Eden Park Means Series Is Shared. 8 July 2017. lionsrugby.com. 14 July 2017.
- Web site: British and Irish Lions 2021: Sam Simmonds in 37-man squad but Billy Vunipola misses out. 6 May 2021. BBC Sport. 6 May 2021.
- Web site: All 30 of Ireland's Grand Slam contributors rated - but one man comes out on top. 20 March 2018. Irish Independent. 22 March 2018.
- David Looby, "Tadhg Furlong marries sweetheart Aine Lacey in exclusive ceremony at luxury Wexford hotel", Irish Independent, 12 June 2023