Conor McPhillips
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| Birth name | Conor McPhillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1981[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Templeogue College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conor McPhillips (Irish name: Conchobhar MacPhilib ; born 9 February 1981)[1] is a former rugby union player from Ireland, who currently works as an assistant coach for English Premiership side Bristol Bears. McPhillips spent his professional playing career with Connacht, where he also served as a coach before joining Bristol in 2017.
Connacht
McPhillips played professional rugby for Connacht from 2003 to 2009, with the highlight being European Challenge Cup semi-finals against Harlequins and Sale Sharks. He scored 11 tries in his first season with Connacht, making him the top scorer in the Celtic League for the season. McPhillips scored a total of 20 tries in the Celtic League and 12 in the European Challenge Cup, which saw him leave as the team's top try scorer though his record was later overtaken by Fionn Carr.[3][1][4][5][6] In August 2007, he played scrum half for Connacht in the defeat against South Africa in a World Cup preparation friendly match. South Africa went on to be crowned World Cup Champions.[7]
International
McPhillips played for Ireland U21s in the 2002 Rugby World Cup in South Africa.[8] He played Sevens rugby for Ireland in the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Argentina and 2008 Hannover Sevens. He was called up to the 2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan and he won 2 caps for the Irish 'A' side in the 2006 Churchill Cup against England and France.[9][10]