Jack Aungier
| Birth name | Jack Aungier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (19 st; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Fintan's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Aungier (born 20 November 1998) is an Irish rugby union player who currently plays for Connacht Rugby. On the 26th of January 2025, he was called up to join the Irish squad ahead of their 2025 Six Nations campaign. He plays as a prop.
Early life
[edit]Aungier attended St. Fintan's High School and participated in the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup with the school.[1] At the age of just 16, Aungier made his debut for the Ireland under-18s team.[2]
Leinster
[edit]Whilst still in Leinster's academy, Aungier was selected on the bench for their round 5 2019–20 Pro14 fixture against Welsh side Dragons on 1 November 2019,[3] and he replaced Michael Bent in the 52nd minute in the provinces 50–15 win.[4]
Connacht
[edit]In May of 2020, it was reported that Aungier would be joining Connacht Rugby during the then postponed 2019/2020 Pro14 season. [5] He made his debut for Connacht against Ulster during the resumed Pro14 season on the 23rd of August 2020, scoring the final try of a bonus point victory for the province. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ "'I'd work in the restaurant business, my family are involved in catering'". Irish Independent. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Five exciting Irish prospects to look out for in the U20 Six Nations tournament". SportsJoe. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Toner To Captain As Baird & Byrne Make First Starts". Leinster Rugby. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Match Report: Leinster Rugby 50 Dragons 15". Leinster Rugby. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Leinster academy tighthead Aungier set to make switch to Connacht". The 42. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Four-try Connacht too good for Ulster". RTE. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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