Conor Kearns (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Conor Kearns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Francisco, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Glenstal Abbey School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conor Kearns (born March 12, 1993) is an Irish-American rugby union player who last played wing, fullback and fly-half for the San Diego Legion, the USA under-20's and the USA Selects.[3]
Kearns was born in San Francisco to Irish parents originally from Dublin.[4] When Kearns was still a child the family moved to Limerick where he would grow up playing with Old Crescent.[4]
University
Kearns completed a degree in Molecular Medicine and Immunology at Trinity College and competed with the university's rugby club in the AIL league.[4] He went on to pursue a Master's in Pharmacology at the University of Oxford, where he also played for the rugby club in the famed Varsity match against Cambridge.[4][5] Kearns captained the team in their 20–10 defeat to Cambridge at Twickenham in 2017.[6] He also took part in their 38–16 victory in the 2018 Varsity Match.[7] Kearns made an appearance for the Munster A side against the Ireland under-20s in April 2016.