Jack Daly (rugby union)
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| Born | 12 August 1998 Currans, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16.8 st; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Daly (born 12 August 1998) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a flanker.
Born in Currans, County Kerry,[1] Daly first began playing rugby for Castleisland, and won representation for Munster at under-18, under-19 and under-20/development level, before going on to join Limerick club Garryowen.[2]
Munster
Daly made his first appearance for Munster A in their 2017–18 British and Irish Cup quarter-final defeat against Leinster A on 30 March 2018,[2][3] and went on the join the Munster academy ahead of the 2018–19 season.[4] He made five appearances for Munster A during the 2018–19 Celtic Cup during his first season in the academy,[5] as well as starting in Munster A's 53–49 defeat against Leinster A in the Cara Cup, hosted in Weymouth, Massachusetts, in April 2019.[6] He made his senior competitive debut for Munster in their 2020–21 Pro14 round 8 fixture against Italian side Zebre on 30 November 2020, coming on as a 57th minute replacement for Chris Cloete in the province's 52–3 win.[7]
Daly joined the senior squad on a one-year contract from the 2021–22 season,[8] and signed a two-year contract extension in January 2022.[9] He made his European debut for Munster in their 2021–22 Champions Cup quarter-final defeat against French defending champions Toulouse on 7 May 2022.[10]