Seán O'Brien (rugby union, born 2000)
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BornSean Finn O'Brien
31 July 2000
31 July 2000
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
SchoolBlackrock College
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| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | UCD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seán O'Brien (born 31 July 2000) is an American born Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Connacht. His preferred position is flanker.[1] and Number 8.
Although born in Pittsburgh, Sean returned to Dublin before the age of 1, and played his junior rugby at Greystones Rugby Club in Wicklow before winning a JCT and SCT medal with Blackrock College.
Sean was part of the Leinster academy from 2020 to 2023 when he was then offered a professional contract with Connacht Rugby.[2]
O'Brien was named in the Leinster Rugby academy for the 2020–21 season.[3] He made his debut in Round 15 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Zebre.[4][5]
