Kevin O'Byrne
Date of birth | 16 April 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16.5 st; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Presentation Brothers College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin O'Byrne (born 16 April 1991) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the United Rugby Championship. He plays as a hooker and represents Cork Constitution in the All-Ireland League.
Early life[]
He captained the Munster under-18s club side during the 2008–09 inter-provincials and was part of Highfield under-18s All-Ireland winning squad in 2009.[1]
Munster[]
O'Byrne made his Munster debut on 5 September 2014, starting against Edinburgh in the first game of the 2014–15 Pro12 season.[2] He signed a one-year development contract with Munster in March 2015.[3] On 3 September 2016, O'Byrne went off injured in Munster's 2016–17 Pro12 fixture against Scarlets. He was subsequently ruled out for 3 months with an elbow injury.[4]
O'Byrne made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut for Munster on 21 October 2017, doing so when he came on as a replacement for Rhys Marshall in the round 2 fixture against Racing 92.[5][6] He scored his first try for Munster on 3 November 2017, having come on as a replacement in the 2017–18 Pro14 fixture against Welsh side Dragons, which Munster won 49–6.[7]
He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2018.[8] He earned the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 30–26 away win against South African side Cheetahs during the 2018–19 Pro14 on 4 November 2018.[9] O'Byrne won his 50th cap for Munster in their opening 2019–20 Pro14 fixture against Welsh side Dragons on 28 September 2019, a match Munster won 39–9.[10]
He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in March 2020, a deal that will see O'Byrne remain with the province until at least June 2022.[11] O'Byrne was rewarded for a series of strong performances by being named in the 2020–21 Pro14 Dream Team.[12]
Honours[]
Individual
- United Rugby Championship Dream Team: 2020–21[12]
References[]
- ^ "Podcast | The Crooked Feed – Kevin O'Byrne". Munster Rugby. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Munster Lose Opener To Edinburgh". Munster Rugby. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Front Row Trio Sign Up". Munster Rugby. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Player Update". Munster Rugby. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Munster Side Named For Racing 92". Munster Rugby. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Gutsy Win in Thomond". Munster Rugby. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Too much firepower for Dragons". Munster Rugby. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Contract Signings". Munster Rugby. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Report | Munster Down Cheetahs In Thriller". Munster Rugby. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Report | Bonus-Point Win Over Dragons At Thomond". Munster Rugby. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Kilcoyne & O'Byrne Sign Contract Extensions". Munster Rugby. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Guinness PRO14 Dream Team | de Allende, Holland and O'Byrne Included". Munster Rugby. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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- Living people
- 1991 births
- People educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork
- Rugby union players from County Cork
- Irish rugby union players
- UL Bohemians R.F.C. players
- University College Cork RFC players
- Cork Constitution players
- Munster Rugby players
- Rugby union hookers