Fionn Carr

Fionn Carr

Birth name	Fionn Carr
Date of birth	(1985-12-17)17 December 1985
Place of birth	Ardclough,County Kildare,Ireland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
School	Newbridge College
University	University College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Current team Naas Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2016– Naas UCD Blackrock College Naas () Senior career Years 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 International career Years 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 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2017 Ireland 7s 4 Correct as of 19 December 2020

Fionn Carr(born 17 December 1985) is anIrishrugby unionformer player. He played primarily as awingbut could also play atfullback.Carr played most of his professional career for Irish provinceConnachtin thePro12.He also played for another Irish province,Leinster.Carr represented Ireland at Schools, Under 19 and Under 21 level, as well as at international 'A' level and theIreland national rugby sevens team.

Carr also played at amateur level forNaasin theAll-Ireland League.He is also the backs coach forCatholic University Schoolin Dublin.

Youth

Carr started playing rugby withNaasat underage levels. At school level Carr played forNewbridge College.While at Newbridge, Carr played for the junior cup team once, and the senior cup team twice. Carr subsequently won a rugby scholarship toUniversity College Dublinwhere he studied Arts. He left theUCD rugby teamin his second year of college and joinedBlackrock College.

Professional club career

Carr played once forLeinsterduring the2007–08 Celtic League,starting on the wing againstGlasgow Warriors.

Connacht

After finishing inUCD,Carr signed for the western province ofConnacht.He was the top try-scorer for Connacht during the2008–09 Celtic Leaguecampaign, scoring eight tries in the league. This tally put him one behind the top try-scorerThom Evans.He also scored three tries for the team in six appearances in the2008–09 European Challenge Cup.He ended his first stint at Connacht at the end of the 2010-11 season with 34 tries, 22 of them in the league and 12 in theChallenge Cup.At the time this made him the province's all-time top try-scorer.

Return to Leinster

Carr joinedLeinsterfor the start of the2011–12 season.He made his first appearance for the team since the 2007–08 season against theOspreys.He made his first ever appearance in theHeineken Cupon 20 November 2011, against theGlasgow Warriors.In his first season back in his native province, he played 18 times in the league, with 3 of those appearances being from the bench, scoring 5 tries.He also made 2 appearances from the bench in the2011–12 Heineken Cup,as Leinster won the competition.

Fionn Carr during the2012 Pro12 Grand Final

The following season, Carr played 16 times for the province, but did not play in theHeineken Cup pool stagesor the successfulAmlin Cup campaign,with all of his appearances coming inthe Pro 12.He scored only 3 tries, with those coming againstNewport Gwent Dragons,Cardiff BluesandZebre. He left Leinster at the end of the 2012–13 season, having scored 8 tries in his two seasons there, all of them coming in the league.

Return to Connacht

Carr returned to Connacht for the 2013–14 season, having turned down the offer of a new contract with Leinster.His return debut came in the opening game of the2013–14 Pro12againstZebre.Carr started the game and scored a try. He played his first ever Heineken Cup game for Connacht on 11 October 2013, againstSaracensinGalway.Carr left Connacht at the end of the 2015-16 season.

All Ireland League

Carr joinedNaas RFCin the All Ireland League in the summer of 2016.

International career

Carr played for Ireland at various under-age levels, including Under-19 and Under-21.

Carr also played for Ireland's second tier international team, which is currently known asIreland Wolfhoundsand was previously Ireland A. His first appearance for Ireland A came in a2009 Churchill CupagainstCanada.He also started against theEngland Saxonson 31 January 2010, in a 17–13 loss.In 2010, the Irish Times referred to Carr as "Perhaps the fastest winger in the country one of Ireland’s outstanding performers against England Saxons this season".Despite his strong try-scoring record while with the province, Carr did not receive a full international cap.

Carr played for theIreland national rugby sevens teamin the Rugby Europe2017 Sevens Grand Prix Series,playing as the starting centre. Carr's performance in the 2017 Grand Prix helped the team qualify for the2018 Hong Kong Sevensand the2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

External links

• Connacht profile