Name Stephen Archer | Weight 112 kg | |
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Education Christian Brothers College, Cork | ||
Stephen archer try benetton treviso v munster friday 20th september 2013
Stephen Archer (born 29 January 1988) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a prop and represents Cork Constitution in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League.
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- Stephen archer try benetton treviso v munster friday 20th september 2013
- Stephen archer yellow card benetton treviso v munster 20th sept 2013
- Munster
- Ireland
- Emerging Ireland
- References
Stephen archer yellow card benetton treviso v munster 20th sept 2013
Munster
On 23 October 2009, Archer made his Munster debut as a replacement against Edinburgh during a Celtic League fixture. He was part of the historic Munster team that beat Australia 15–6 at Thomond Park on 16 November 2010. He made his Heineken Cup debut as a replacement in Munster's Round 5 26–10 win against Castres on 14 January 2012, during the 2011–12 Heineken Cup.
Archer was part of the team that defeated newly crowned Heineken Cup champions, and arch-rivals, Leinster 19–9 in the 2011 Magners League Grand Final on 28 May 2011. With Munster A, Archer won the 2011–12 British and Irish Cup. He scored his first try for Munster in a 2011–12 Pro12 league fixture against Ulster on 5 May 2012. He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2013. In October 2015, Archer was ruled out for a number of months after sustaining a neck injury that required surgery.
Ireland
Archer has represented Ireland at underage levels up to Under-20. He received his first senior call-up when he was selected in the Ireland Wolfhounds squad for their game against England Saxons in January 2012. He went on to make his Wolfhounds debut against England Saxons on 28 January 2012.
He was selected on the bench for Ireland's 2013 Six Nations Championship game against France on 9 March 2013, his first senior call-up, though he did not come on during the 13-13 draw. Archer made his senior debut for Ireland a week later, coming off the bench against Italy. On 23 October 2013, Archer was named in the Ireland squad for the 2013 Autumn Tests. He came off the bench against Australia on 16 November 2013 to win his second cap.
Archer came off the bench for Ireland Wolfhounds against England Saxons on 25 January 2014. He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2014 Guinness Series on 21 October 2014. Archer was named in the Emerging Ireland squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup on 19 May 2015. He started in the opening 25–0 win against Emerging Italy on 13 June 2015. Archer started in the 33–7 win against Uruguay on 17 June 2015. He also started in the 45–12 win against Georgia on 21 June 2015, a win which secured the tournament for Emerging Ireland.