Tadhg Furlong

Tadhg Furlong (born 14 November 1992) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup. Furlong made his international debut for Ireland in 2015 and has won 62 caps. In 2017 and 2021, he toured with the British & Irish Lions, winning 6 test caps. His usual position is tighthead prop.

Tadhg Furlong
Date of birth (1992-11-14) 14 November 1992
Place of birthWexford, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight125 kg (19.7 st; 276 lb)
SchoolTerenure College
UniversityDublin City University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
New Ross
Clontarf		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013– Leinster 127 (50)
Correct as of 20 June 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012 Ireland U20 12 (0)
2015– Ireland 64 (25)
2017, 2021 British & Irish Lions 6 (0)
Correct as of 18 March 2023

Early life

Furlong comes from a farming family in the parish of Horeswood in County Wexford.[1] He started his rugby playing underage at New Ross RFC in County Wexford.

Furlong also played Gaelic football and Hurling for Horeswood for which he was coached by Jimmy Furlong.[2]

Professional

Furlong made his senior debut for Leinster Rugby in November 2013 as a replacement against the Dragons.[3] He was part of the Leinster A team which won the 2013–14 British and Irish Cup.[4][5] Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Furlong was promoted from the Leinster Academy to the senior squad.[6]

In 2021 Furlong was selected to World Rugby's Dream Team of the Year.[7]

International

Ireland

Furlong made his Ireland senior debut on 29 August 2015 against Wales in a warm-up game for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[8] He was named in the Ireland squad for the World Cup on 1 September 2015.[9][10] In November 2016, Furlong started for Ireland in the Autumn Internationals, including the historical victory over New Zealand on 15 November 2016.[11] He also played for Ireland in the 2017 Six Nations Championship.[12]

Lions

Furlong was selected in Warren Gatland's squad for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.[13] He started all three test matches in the drawn series.[14][15][16]

On 6 May 2021, Furlong was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.[17]

Honours

Individual
  • World Rugby Dream Team of the Year
    • Winner (2): 2021, 2022

Ireland

Leinster

References
  1. "The shape of things to come: Tadhg Furlong made for prop". irishtimes.com. 13 September 2014.
  2. "Watch: Tadhg Furlong's 'Dancing at the Crossroads' moment reminds us of something". Hogan Stand. 14 March 2021.
  3. "Newport Gwent Dragons 19 v 23 Leinster". leinsterrugby.ie. 1 November 2013.
  4. "Leinster 'A' Team Named For British & Irish Cup Final". irishrugby.ie. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. "Leinster A 44 v 17 Leeds Carnegie". leinsterrugby.ie. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. "Leinster Academy Announced For The New Season". leinsterrugby.ie. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. "Tadhg Furlong named in World Rugby's Dream Team of the Year". the42. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. "Tadhg Furlong: 'I'd have said you were cracked if you'd told me a year ago I'd be here'". Irish Independent. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  9. "Cian Healy and Tadhg Furlong named in Ireland's Rugby World Cup squad". Guardian. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  10. "Confirmed: Joe Schmidt names his 31-man Rugby World Cup squad after 'difficult calls'". Irish Independent. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  11. "Neil Francis: The question has to be asked – just where did Tadhg Furlong come from?". Irish Independent. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  12. "Ireland team named for Six Nations opener". Newstalk: Ireland, World & Breaking News. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  13. "Gatland unveils his 2017 Lions squad". lionsrugby.com. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  14. "Lions Slip To First Test Defeat In Auckland". lionsrugby.com. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  15. "Dramatic Lions Comeback Levels The Test Series". lionsrugby.com. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  16. "Dramatic Draw At Eden Park Means Series Is Shared". lionsrugby.com. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  17. "British and Irish Lions 2021: Sam Simmonds in 37-man squad but Billy Vunipola misses out". BBC Sport. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  18. "All 30 of Ireland's Grand Slam contributors rated - but one man comes out on top". Irish Independent. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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