Denis Coulson
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| Born | Denis Coulson Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Michael's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denis Coulson is a former Irish rugby union player and a convicted rapist. He played as a prop.
Born in Dublin, Coulson was part of the St Michael's College side that won the 2012 Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup.[1] He is a nephew of billionaire businessman Paul Coulson.[2]
Grenoble
Coulson represented Leinster in underage rugby, before accepting an academy contract with French club FC Grenoble in 2014, who were then coached by ex-Leinster player and former St Michael's College head coach Bernard Jackman. He made 39 appearances for the club over three seasons.[3][4]
Later career
In August 2017, Irish Pro14 side Connacht announced that they had signed Coulson ahead of the 2017–2018 season.[5] He returned to France, joining Stade Francais for the 2018–2019 season before switching to US Carcassonne for the 2019–2020 season. He retired from professional rugby in 2020 and returned to Ireland, playing for Bective Rangers under former Grenoble coach, Bernard Jackman.[6][7] Coulson is an ex-Ireland U20 international.[8]