Craig Gilroy
| Date of birth | 11 March 1991 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb) | ||
| School | Methodist College Belfast | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing / Fullback | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Dungannon | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010- | Ulster | 126 | (205) |
| correct as of 31 October 2015. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011 2014 2014-15 2012- Present |
Ireland u20 Emerging Ireland Wolfhounds Ireland |
6 3 2 9 |
(20) (20) (10) (10) |
| correct as of 12 November 2016. | |||
Craig Gilroy (born 11 March 1991) from Belfast is an Irish rugby union player. He plays wing for Ulster and for Ireland. Gilroy made headlines with his try-scoring exploits in the defeat of Munster in the April 2012 Heineken Cup quarter final. He also took part in the Semi final against Edinburgh with which Ulster went through to the Heineken Cup final, winning 22–19.
Gilroy is the middle of five children and was brought up in Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland before moving to Belfast upon becoming part of the first team. He was educated and boarded at Methodist College Belfast. Gilroy has loved rugby since he was a child and was popular in school with his great running skills. He twice won the Ulster Schools' Cup with Methodist College Belfast, scoring several tries in his final year as the school won the cup two years running.
In 2010 Gilroy was promoted to the Ulster Rugby first team. Gilroy scored 8 tries during the 2010–11 Celtic League. Gilroy burst onto the scene and scored his first two tries of the 2010–11 season in a match against the Cardiff Blues which Ulster won 37–15. Gilroy again scored twice the next game against Benetton Treviso when Ulster rugby won 19–9. He then made his tally to 5 tries when he scored against Leinster rugby but it was not good enough and Leinster won 30–13. He was ruled out for two games with an injury but scored a try against Cardiff Blues to make him known a young talent. He scored once again in the 23–10 win over Aironi. During the 2010–11 season, Gilroy's club, Dungannon RFC, came fifth.
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