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Rory Scannell


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Rory Scannell (born 22 December 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays primarily as a centre, but can also play as a fly-half or fullback, and represents Dolphin RFC in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League.

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Munster

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Scannell made his senior Munster debut on 1 November 2014, starting at Inside Centre against Cardiff Blues in a 2014–15 Pro12 fixture. He started at Fly-half against Cardiff Blues on 14 February 2015. Scannell was nominated for the 2015 John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year in April 2015. On 14 November 2015, Scannell made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut for Munster, coming off the bench in their opening 2015–16 pool game against Treviso.

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In December 2015, Scannell signed a contract with Munster which will see him join the senior squad from the academy on a development contract from the 2016–17 season, before advancing to a full contract for the 2017–18 season. On 25 March 2016, Scannell won the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 47–0 win against Zebre. On 7 May 2016, Scannell scored two tries in Munster's 31-15 win against Scarlets, a win which secured Champions Cup rugby for the following season. In May 2016, Scannell won the Munster Young Player of the Year Award and the John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year.

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On 28 October 2016, Scannell won the Man-of-the-Match award after he scored the winning drop goal in Munster's 14-15 away win against Ulster. 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 4 March 2017, Scannell filled in at Fly-half against Cardiff Blues when Ian Keatley went off injured, scoring 13 points, including a drop-goal that gave Munster the lead with minutes left of the game, off the tee in the 13–23 away win in Cardiff Arms Park. On 5 May 2017, Scannell was named in the 2016–17 Pro12 Dream Team.

Ireland

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Scannell made his debut for Ireland Under-20 on 1 February 2013, starting against Wales Under-20 in the 2013 Under-20 Six Nations Championship. He also played for Ireland Under-20 during the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.

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Scannell was named in the Emerging Ireland squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup on 19 May 2015. He came off the bench during the opening 25-0 win against Emerging Italy on 13 June 2015. Scannell started against Uruguay on 17 June 2015, scoring 8 points in Emerging Ireland's 33-7 win.

On 21 November 2016, Scannell was added to the senior Ireland squad for their 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals fixture against Australia. On 23 January 2017, Scannell was named in the Ireland squad for the opening two rounds of the 2017 Six Nations Championship and he 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 made his debut for the senior national team, converting two tries in Ireland's 19–55 win in the Red Bull Arena, New Jersey. When he took to the field, Scannell and his brother, Niall, became the first Munster siblings to represent Ireland in the professional era. A week later, Scannell made his first start for Ireland, doing so against Japan in Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka and scoring two points in his sides 22–50 win.

Emerging Ireland

  • World Rugby Tbilisi Cup
  • Winner (1): (2015)
  • References

    Rory Scannell Wikipedia