Shane Monahan (rugby union)

Shane Monahan
Full name Shane Monahan
Date of birth 28 April 1987
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 103 kilograms (16.2 st)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing/Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–
Leinster
Connacht
Rotherham Titans
Gloucester Rugby
1
4
26
34
(0)
(0)
(55)
(65)
correct as of 1 Apr 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2007 Ireland u20 5 (5)
correct as of 10 February 2015.

Shane Monahan (born 28 April 1987) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays for Gloucester Rugby.

Club career

Monahan previous played for Leinster Rugby as an academy player and for Connacht Rugby in Ireland. He then played for the English side Rotherham Titans in the RFU Championship where he became a stand out performer scoring eleven tries in the 2011/12 season as they finished seventh in the table.

Monahan signed a one-year deal to join Aviva Premiership side Gloucester Rugby for the 2012/13 season.[1] His first highlight was scoring four tries in the Amlin Challenge Cup victory over London Irish. On 2 April 2013, it was announced that Monahan had signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Gloucester until the end of the 2014/15 season.[2]

References

  1. "Gloucester sign Rotherham winger Monahan". This is Gloucestershire. 4 May 2012.
  2. "Gloucester: Nick Wood among nine to agree new contract". BBC. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.

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