Tiernan O'Halloran

Tiernan O'Halloran

O'Halloran warming up before a 2011–12 Heineken Cup game against Toulouse.
Date of birth	(1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 26)
Place of birth	Clifden, Ireland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)
School	Garbally College Cistercian College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Current team Connacht Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009– Connacht 102 (100) Correct as of 10 July 2016 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–11 2013– 2016– Ireland U20 Emerging Ireland Ireland 8 3 3 (5) (5) (10) Correct as of 12 November 2016

Tiernan O'Halloran (Irish name: Tiernan Ó hAllaráin ; born 26 February 1991) is a professional rugby union player from Ireland. He primarily plays as a fullback or on the wing. O'Halloran currently plays for Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro12.

O'Halloran grew up in Clifden. He is the son of Aidan O'Halloran, who was a member of the All-Ireland winning Offaly football team in 1982. In 2012, Aidan O'Halloran became President of the Connacht Branch of the IRFU while his son was playing for the senior team.

O'Halloran played rugby with Connemara at a young age. He attended Garbally College in Ballinasloe, playing for the side in the Connacht Junior Cup, scoring a try as they beat Coláiste Iognáid in the final in 2005. O'Halloran later transferred to Cistercian College in Roscrea and played for them in the Leinster Senior Cup.

In addition to rugby, O'Halloran played Gaelic football growing up. He played with Clifden at club level and was on the Galway minor panel for two years.