Shane Monahan (born 28 April 1987) is an Irish professional rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 28 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Drogheda, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16.2 st; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Monahan previous played for Leinster as an academy player and for Connacht in Ireland. He then played for the English side Rotherham Titans in the RFU Championship, where he became a stand out performer, scoring eleven tries in the 2011–12 season as they finished seventh in the table.
Monahan signed a one-year deal to join Aviva Premiership side Gloucester for the 2012–13 season.[1] His first highlight was scoring four tries in the Amlin Challenge Cup victory over London Irish. On 2 April 2013, it was announced that Monahan had signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Gloucester until the end of the 2014–15 season.[2]
On 13 August 2015, it was announced that Irish Pro12 side Munster had signed Monahan on a short-term contract as cover during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[3] He made his debut for Munster on 5 September 2015, starting against Treviso.[4] Monahan left Munster in November 2015, upon the conclusion of his contract.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Gloucester sign Rotherham winger Monahan". This is Gloucestershire. 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Gloucester: Nick Wood among nine to agree new contract". BBC. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Monahan Joins on Short-Term Contract". munsterrugby.ie. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Shaky Start For Munster". munsterrugby.ie. 6 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Squad Update". munsterrugby.ie. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
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