Ultan Dillane
| Date of birth | 9 November 1993 | ||
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| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kilograms (16 st 7 lb) | ||
| School | St Mary's CBS | ||
| University | NUI Galway | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Lock | ||
| current team | Connacht | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Tralee RFC | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2015– | Connacht | 4 | (0) |
| correct as of 16 January 2015. | |||
Ultan Dillane (born 9 November 1993 in Paris, France) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for the Irish province of Connacht in the Pro12. Dillane primarily plays as a lock.
Early life
Dillane was born in France to an Irish mother. At the age of seven, Dillane's family moved to Ireland, settling in Tralee, in his mother's native county of Kerry. Dillane attended St Mary's Christian Brothers School in Tralee.
Rugby career
Club rugby
Dillane first played rugby for his local club Tralee RFC. While with Tralee, Dillane was involved in the youth set up of his local provincial team, Munster. Dillane left the Munster set up however, and joined the academy of Connacht, another Irish province.
Connacht
Dillane came into the Connacht academy for the 2012–13 season. In the 2014–15 season, while still a third year academy player, Dillane made his Connacht debut. He came on as a replacement in a provincial derby against Connacht's Irish rivals Leinster on 19 December 2014, and followed this up with his first start, which came against Ulster, another Irish province, on 26 December. On 1 January, Dillane was a replacement in another Irish derby, playing against his native province of Munster. Following his performances in these games, Dillane was awarded a senior contract with Connacht, which runs until the summer of 2017.[1]
References
- ↑ "Connacht have secured the futures of two promising young second rows". The 42. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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