Finlay Bealham
| Date of birth | 9 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 123 kg (19 st 5 lb; 271 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Edmund's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Gordon Ferris (great-uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Prop | ||
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| Current team | Connacht | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2010–2011 2011– |
Belfast Harlequins Galway Corinthians |
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| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2014– | Connacht | 82 | (15) |
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Correct as of 27 May 2017
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2011 2015– 2016– |
Ireland U20 Emerging Ireland Ireland |
4 2 6 |
(0) (5) (0) |
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Correct as of 26 November 2016
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Finlay Bealham (born 9 October 1991) is an Australian-born Irish rugby union player. He primarily plays as a prop, and can play at both tighthead and loosehead. Bealham represents Ireland at international level, qualifying to play for them through his grandmother from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. Bealham currently plays his club rugby for Irish provincial team Connacht Rugby in the Pro12 league. Through his grandmother, Bealham is related to Northern Irish heavyweight boxer Gordon Ferris.
Bealham grew up in Canberra. He attended St Edmund's College in the city. He played rugby league at a young age before concentrating solely on union from the age of 16. Despite being selected for the Australian schools side and representing their 'A' side, Bealham was not given a spot in the Brumbies academy and instead moved to Ireland to start his professional career.
Bealham moved to Ireland in 2010 and initially played in his grandmother's native province of Ulster with the amateur side, Belfast Harlequins. Following the 2011 Junior World Cup, he was offered a place in the academy of Connacht, another province. Moving to the new province also meant moving clubs, with Bealham joining Galway Corinthians. Bealham was promoted from the sub-academy to the full academy ahead of the 2012–13 season.
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