Eoghan Grace
Date of birth (1987-10-06) 6 October 1987
Place of birthClonmel, Ireland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight100 kg (16 st; 220 lb)
SchoolRockwell College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Shannon ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2011
2011–2013
2013–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018		 Exeter Chiefs
Connacht
Plymouth Albion
Ealing
Coventry
Plymouth Albion		 2
11
32		 (0)
(0)
(35)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 Ireland U20 1 (0)

Eoghan Grace (born 6 October 1987) is an Irish former rugby union player.

Career

Grace began his professional rugby career as a member of his native province Munster's academy, and during that time he won a grand slam with the Ireland under-20s team during the 2007 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and an All-Ireland League Division 1 title with Shannon in 2008–09.[1] However, Grace was unable to break into Munster's senior squad, and he moved to England to join Premiership Rugby side Exeter Chiefs ahead of the 2010–11 season.[2] Grace's time with the Devon club was hampered by an achilles injury,[3] and after one season with Exeter, Grace returned to Ireland to join Connacht. He stayed with the western province for two seasons, which were also hampered by injury,[3] before returning to Devon to join Plymouth Albion,[4] where he lodged with fellow former Munsterman Declan Cusack.[5]

After two seasons with Plymouth, Grace joined another RFU Championship side, Ealing Trailfinders, for the 2015–16 season.[6] At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, Grace signed for Coventry[7] and was appointed co-captain of the club,[3] before ending his career back with Plymouth, whilst also coaching in the club's academy and community programme.[3] After rugby, Grace began running two companies; Eolas+, a not-for-profit that goes into primary schools and runs holiday camps in the south-west of England to get children involved in sports, and Pro Rugby Academy, which works with aspiring rugby players who have missed out on contracts with professional clubs.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Munster Rugby Sub Academy". Munster Rugby. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Exeter Chiefs sign Munster flanker Eoghan Grace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "'It's easy to get toxic. You're with other lads who can also be in a negative zone'". The42. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Plymouth Albion sign Connacht forward Eoghan Grace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "20 Questions: Eoghan Grace – Plymouth Albion flanker". The Rugby Paper. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Flanker Grace added to back row options". Ealing Trailfinders. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Coventry Rugby sign five players as summer rebuild continues". Coventry Telegraph. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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