Name Niall Scannell | Height 1.85 m | |
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Niall Scannell (born 8 April 1992) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a hooker and represents Dolphin RFC in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League.
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Munster
Scannell secured a development contract with the senior Munster for the 2013–14 season in April 2013. He made his senior Munster debut on 21 December 2013, coming on as a replacement against Scarlets in the Pro14. Scannell made his first start for Munster on 27 December 2013, against Connacht. He signed a one-year development contract extension in March 2014. In March 2015, Scannell signed a two-year contract with Munster. Scannell made his European debut on 12 December 2015, starting against Leicester Tigers. On 24 January 2017, it was announced that Scannell had signed a contract extension which will see him remain with Munster until June 2019. On 25 April 2017, it was announced that Scannell had been nominated by his teammates for the 2017 Munster Rugby Senior Player of the Year, alongside John Ryan and Tyler Bleyendaal.
Ireland
Scannell won a total of eight caps for the Ireland Under-20 team, playing in the 2012 Under-20 Six Nations Championship and captaining the team at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.
On 23 January 2017, Scannell was named in the Ireland squad for the opening two rounds of the 2017 Six Nations Championship. On 11 February 2017, Scannell made his debut for Ireland when, due to captain Rory Best's illness, he started against Italy in the Six Nations. Scannell was also selected in the squad for the 2017 Summer Tour against the United States and Japan. On 10 June 2017, in the one-off test against the United States, Scannell scored his first try for Ireland, doing so in the 19–55 win in the Red Bull Arena, New Jersey. When Scannell's brother Rory came on in the test as a replacement, they became the first Munster siblings to represent Ireland in the professional era.