Name Darren Sweetnam All irelands 0 Height 1.85 m All stars 0 | Weight 88 kg Nhl 0 Education Bandon Grammar School | |
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Darren Sweetnam (born 5 May 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a wing but can also play fullback. Sweetnam is also a former inter-county hurler with Cork and has played underage hockey for Ireland.
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- Munster
- Ireland
- Hurling
- References
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Munster
On 1 October 2012, it was announced that Sweetman had signed a deal to join the Munster Rugby academy on a three-year contract. He had previously represented the province at Schools, U-18, U-19 and U-20 levels. Sweetnam made his debut for Munster A on 18 January 2013.
In January 2015, Sweetnam signed a two-year contract with Munster. Sweetnam made his senior Munster debut on 14 February 2015, coming off the bench in the game against Cardiff Blues. He was nominated for the 2015 John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year Award in April 2015.
On 1 October 2016, Sweetnam scored a try and won the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 49-5 win against Zebre in a 2016–17 Pro12 fixture. On 22 October 2016, Sweetnam started in Munster's 38-17 win against Glasgow Warriors in Round 2 of the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, a match that was his European debut for the province. Sweetnam was ruled out for 6 weeks with a knee injury sustained in the fixture against Leinster on 26 December 2016. On 24 January 2017, it was announced that Sweetnam had signed a contract extension which will see him remain with Munster until June 2019. On 10 February 2017, Sweetnam made his return from injury when he started against Dragons, playing 55 minutes before being replaced by Francis Saili. On 1 April 2017, Sweetnam scored a try in Munster's 41–16 Champions Cup quarter-final win against Toulouse. On 4 May 2017, Sweetnam won the 2016–17 Munster Rugby Young Player of the Year award.
Ireland
Sweetnam was named in the Ireland Under-20 team for their 2013 Under-20 Six Nations Championship opener against Wales on 1 February 2013 and made his debut as a replacement during the game. He was named in the Ireland Under-20 squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. He scored two tries in Ireland Under-20s 46–3 victory against Fiji Under-20s on 9 June 2013. Sweetnam started for Ireland Under-20s in their 5th–6th place play-off against hosts France Under-20s on 18 June 2013, a game which the French team won 9–8. On 7 November 2016, Sweetnam was added to the senior Ireland squad for the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals.
Hurling
Previously he played hurling as a midfielder for the Cork senior team. Sweetnam made his first appearance for the team during the 2012 Waterford Crystal Cup and was subsequently included in Cork's league and championship teams. At club level Sweetnam plays for the Dohenys club. His choice of professional rugby ends his Hurling career for the foreseeable future.