Piers O'Conor
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| Born | Piers O'Conor 28 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Eastbourne College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Piers O'Conor (born 28 August 1995)[2] is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre or fullback for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh. At international youth level he represented Ireland under-19 and England under-20.
Born in Sydney, Australia, O'Conor was raised in England.[3] He is also eligible to represent Ireland and New Zealand through ancestry.[1][3]
O'Conor took up rugby at Cumnor House School aged seven.[1] He played for several clubs in Sussex, including winning the national U-17s Bowl with Heathfield and Waldron in 2012,[3] before joining Eastbourne College where he was coached by Russell Earnshaw.[4]
