Tomás O'Leary

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Tomás O'Leary
Personal information
Date of birth	October 22 1983 ( 1983-10-22) (age 24)
Place of birth	Cork, Munster, Republic of Ireland
Height	1.80 m
Weight	85 kg
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Scrum Half
Provincial/State sides		Caps	(points)
2005 - Present	Munster	?	(?)
National team(s)
2007	Ireland	1	(?)

Tomás O'Leary (born 22 October 1983) is an Irish Rugby Union player, playing in the scrum half position for Munster and Dolphin RFC. The son of Seánie O'Leary, a hurler with Cork, Tomás played Gaelic football and hurling as a youngster.

Tomás attended Christian Brothers College (CBC) for his second level education. CBC has a rugby tradition and this is where Tomás first started playing. He was recognised as a talent and played Munster Schools Senior Cup for the school. During this time he continued to play hurling and won minor Munster and All-Ireland titles with Cork in 2000 and 2001.

After he completed school, Tomás choose to continue with his rugby career instead of playing within the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was a member of the Irish U-21 side that reached the final of the 2004 Under 21 Rugby World Cup. Munster announced that O'Leary would be a member of the squad for the following year in August 2005. An injury to Peter Stringer early in the 2005/2006 season meant O'Leary had a chance to play, making his Heineken Cup debut against Sale Sharks in October 2005.

Tomás played a role in Munster's Heineken Cup campaign in 2005/2006 and was a member of the match day panel for the final. In April 2007, he was named in the Irish squad to tour Argentina in the summer. He was made a starting scrum half against Gloucester in the European cup Quartar-final and had an impressive game.

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• Munster profile

Preceded by Richie Murray (Galway)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship winning captain 2001

Succeeded by Michael Rice (Kilkenny)

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