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Tadhg Vincent Furlong (born 14 November 1992) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team.

Early life

Furlong comes from a farming family in the parish of Horeswood in County Wexford.[2] He started his rugby playing underage at New Ross RFC in County Wexford.

Furlong also played Gaelic football and Hurling for Horeswood.[3]

Club career

Furlong made his senior debut for Leinster Rugby in November 2013 as a replacement against the Dragons.[4] He was part of the Leinster A team which won the 2013–14 British and Irish Cup.[5][6] Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Furlong was promoted from the Leinster Academy to the senior squad.[7]

In 2021 Furlong was selected to World Rugby's Dream Team of the Year.[8]

International career

Ireland

Furlong made his Ireland senior debut on 29 August 2015 against Wales in a warm-up game for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[9] He was named in the Ireland squad for the World Cup on 1 September 2015.[10][11] In November 2016, Furlong started for Ireland in the Autumn Internationals, including the historical victory over New Zealand on 15 November 2016.[12] He also played for Ireland in the 2017 Six Nations Championship.[13]

British & Irish Lions

Furlong was selected in Warren Gatland's squad for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.[14] He started all three test matches in the drawn series.[15][16][17]

On 6 May 2021, Furlong was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.[18]

Honours

Individual
Ireland
Leinster

Personal life

Furlong married his long term partner Aine Lacey in 2023.[20] His father died in December 2023 from cancer.

References

  1. ^ "LIONS V JAPAN UPDATE". Lions Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The shape of things to come: Tadhg Furlong made for prop". irishtimes.com. 13 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Watch: Tadhg Furlong's 'Dancing at the Crossroads' moment reminds us of something". Hogan Stand. 14 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Newport Gwent Dragons 19 v 23 Leinster". leinsterrugby.ie. 1 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Leinster 'A' Team Named For British & Irish Cup Final". irishrugby.ie. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Leinster A 44 v 17 Leeds Carnegie". leinsterrugby.ie. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Leinster Academy Announced For The New Season". leinsterrugby.ie. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Tadhg Furlong named in World Rugby's Dream Team of the Year". the42. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Tadhg Furlong: 'I'd have said you were cracked if you'd told me a year ago I'd be here'". Irish Independent. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Cian Healy and Tadhg Furlong named in Ireland's Rugby World Cup squad". Guardian. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Confirmed: Joe Schmidt names his 31-man Rugby World Cup squad after 'difficult calls'". Irish Independent. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Neil Francis: The question has to be asked – just where did Tadhg Furlong come from?". Irish Independent. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Ireland team named for Six Nations opener". Newstalk: Ireland, World & Breaking News. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Gatland unveils his 2017 Lions squad". lionsrugby.com. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Lions Slip To First Test Defeat In Auckland". lionsrugby.com. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Dramatic Lions Comeback Levels The Test Series". lionsrugby.com. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Dramatic Draw At Eden Park Means Series Is Shared". lionsrugby.com. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  18. ^ "British and Irish Lions 2021: Sam Simmonds in 37-man squad but Billy Vunipola misses out". BBC Sport. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  19. ^ "All 30 of Ireland's Grand Slam contributors rated - but one man comes out on top". Irish Independent. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  20. ^ David Looby, "Tadhg Furlong marries sweetheart Aine Lacey in exclusive ceremony at luxury Wexford hotel", Irish Independent, 12 June 2023

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