Full name | Fionn Carr | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 December 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
School |
Newbridge College Blackrock College |
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University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
Current status | |||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Wing | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Naas | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||
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Amateur clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | ||
2016– |
Naas UCD Blackrock College Naas |
Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
2007–2008 2008–2011 2011–2013 2013–2016 |
Leinster Connacht Leinster Connacht |
1 73 37 37 |
(0) (170) (40) (40) |
Correct as of 8 May 2015
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National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
2004 2005 2006 2009–2011 |
Ireland Schools Ireland U19 Ireland U21 Ireland Wolfhounds |
2 1 10 2 |
(0) (0) (15) (0) |
Correct as of 28 February 2014
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Fionn Carr (born 17 December 1985) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays primarily as a winger but can also play at fullback. Carr most recently played professionally for Irish provincial Connacht in the Pro12, and has played for another Irish province, Leinster in the past. Carr has represented Ireland at Schools, Under 19 and Under 21 level, as well as at international 'A' level.
Carr currently plays at amateur level for Naas in the All-Ireland League. He is also the backs coach for Catholic University School in Dublin.
Carr started playing rugby with Naas at underage levels. At school level Carr played for Newbridge College. While at Newbridge, Carr played for the junior cup team once, and the senior cup team twice. Carr subsequently won a rugby scholarship to University College Dublin where he studied Arts. He left the UCD rugby team in his second year of college and joined Blackrock College.
Carr played once for Leinster during the 2007–08 Celtic League, starting on the wing against Glasgow Warriors.
After finishing in UCD, Carr signed for the western province of Connacht. He was the top try-scorer for Connacht during the 2008–09 Celtic League campaign, scoring 8 tries in the league. This tally put him one behind the top try-scorer Thom Evans. He also scored 3 tries for the team in 6 appearances in the 2008–09 European Challenge Cup. He ended his first stint at Connacht with 34 tries, 22 of them in the league and 12 in the Challenge Cup. This made him the province's all-time top try-scorer. He left Connacht to rejoin his native province of Leinster.