Tadhg Beirne

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Tadhg Beirne
Birth nameTadhg Gerard Beirne
Date of birth (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 29)
Place of birthEadestown, Ireland
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight113 kg (17.8 st; 249 lb)
SchoolClongowes Wood College
UniversityDublin City University
Notable relative(s)Alannah Beirne (sister)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Back-row
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
20??–2016 Lansdowne ()
2016–2018 Llandovery 2 (0)
2018– Lansdowne ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Leinster 4 (0)
2016–2018 Scarlets 57 (60)
2018– Munster 38 (20)
Correct as of 14 May 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Ireland U20 9 (0)
2018– Ireland 22 (25)
2021 British & Irish Lions 2 (0)
Correct as of 31 July 2021

Tadhg Gerard Beirne (/ˈtaɪɡ ˈbɜːrn/; born 8 January 1992) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Munster in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. He primarily plays as a lock, but can also play in the back-row.

Club career[]

Leinster[]

Beirne graduated through the Leinster Academy and made his senior debut from the bench against the Cardiff Blues on 12 September 2015.[1] Beirne went on to make a further 3 appearances for Leinster, playing twice against Dragons and once against Scarlets, a team he would later go on to play for. All of these appearances came off the bench. Beirne spent most of his career at Leinster playing for their A team and he earned 10 caps for them, making 9 appearances in the British and Irish Cup.[2] Beirne was then released by Leinster.

Scarlets[]

It was announced on 28 June 2016 that Beirne had moved to Scarlets.[3] Beirne made his Scarlets debut off the bench in the opening game of the season, a loss against Munster.[4] He then played a massive role in Scarlets successful 2016–17 season,[citation needed] in which they beat Munster 46–22 in the 2017 Pro12 Grand Final to win their first silverware since the 2003–04 season.

Munster[]

In October 2017, Munster announced the signing of Beirne on a two-year contract, which began at the start of the 2018–19 season.[5] Beirne was named the Guinness Players' Player of the Season when the 2017–18 Pro14 awards were announced in August 2018.[6] He made his Munster debut on 7 September 2018, coming on as a replacement for Dave O'Callaghan in the provinces 2018–19 Pro14 fixture against Glasgow Warriors.[7] Beirne made his first start for Munster on 14 September 2018, doing so in their 49–13 win against Ospreys in Irish Independent Park.[8]

He scored his first try for Munster in the provinces 30–22 defeat at the hands of Leinster on 6 October 2018.[9] Beirne made his Champions Cup debut for Munster on 13 October 2018, earning the Man-of-the-Match in the provinces opening 2018–19 pool 2 fixture against English side Exeter Chiefs, which ended in a 10–10 draw in Sandy Park.[10] He was Man-of-the-Match in Munster's 26–17 win against Leinster on 29 December 2018[11] and in their 9–7 win against Exeter Chiefs in round 6 of the Champions Cup on 19 January 2019, a result the ensured Munster advanced to a record 18th Champions Cup quarter-final.[12]

Beirne signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in May 2019, which will see him remain with the province until at least June 2022.[13] He was named in the 2018–19 Pro14 Dream Team when it was announced in May 2019, his second such accolade, having also been named in the 2017–18 Pro14 Dream Team whilst a Scarlets player.[6][14] Beirne suffered a sustained a fractured ankle in Munster's 15–6 defeat away to English side Saracens in round 4 of the 2019–20 Champions Cup on 14 December 2019, and subsequently had to undergo surgery for the injury in January 2020.[15] Beirne made his comeback from the injury in Munster's 2019–20 Pro14 round 15 fixture against Connacht on 30 August 2020, scoring a try and winning the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 49–12 victory.[16]

Ireland[]

Beirne made nine appearances for the Ireland U20 team and was part of the team which finished 6th in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[17] Beirne also played for the Ireland sevens team in 2015.[citation needed]

Beirne received his first senior international call-up in May 2018, being selected in the Ireland squad to tour Australia in June,[18] and made his senior Ireland debut on 16 June 2018, coming on as a replacement for Peter O'Mahony in the second test against Australia,[19] before also coming off the bench for Ireland during their 20–16 third test victory, a win that sealed a 2–1 historic series victory for Ireland.[20] Beirne made his first start for Ireland against Italy on 3 November 2018, doing so in their Autumn international in Soldier Field, Chicago, and scoring two tries in his sides 54–7 victory,[21] whilst also starting in the 57–14 win against the United States three weeks later.[22]

He was selected in the 31-man Ireland squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[23] having featured in the warm-up matches against Italy,[24] England[25] and Wales.[26] During the World Cup itself, Beirne featured off the bench in Ireland's opening 27–3 win against Scotland[27] and their shock 19–12 defeat against hosts Japan,[28] and started in the 35–0 win against Russia[29] and 47–5 win against Samoa in their final pool game,[30] before featuring off the bench again in the comprehensive 46–14 defeat against New Zealand in the quarter-finals, which brought an end to Ireland's 2019 World Cup.[31]

During the delayed 2020 Six Nations Championship, Beirne started in the 50–17 win against Italy[32] and the 35–27 defeat against France,[33] then featured off the bench in the Autumn Nations Cup-opening 32–9 win against Wales[34] and started in the 23–10 win against Georgia.[35]

The 2021 Six Nations saw Beirne secure his place in Ireland's starting XV, as he started in the 21–16 defeat against Wales,[36] the 15–13 defeat against France,[37] the 48–10 away win against Italy,[38] the 27–24 away win against Scotland[39] and the 32–18 win against England in the final round.[40] Beirne was named in the 2021 Six Nations Team of the Championship, having also been nominated for the Player of the Tournament.[41]

British & Irish Lions[]

Beirne earned his first call up for the British & Irish Lions when the squad for the 2021 tour to South Africa was announced in May 2021.[42] He made his non-test debut for the Lions and scored a try in their 28–10 warm-up victory against Japan on 26 June,[43] before starting and scoring two tries in the Lions' 71–31 win against the Sharks on 10 July,[44] featuring off the bench in the 17–13 defeat against South Africa 'A' on 14 July,[45] and starting in the 49–3 win against the Stormers on 17 July.[46] Beirne made his test debut for the Lions as a replacement in their 22–17 first test victory against South Africa on 24 July,[47] and featured off the bench again in the second test on 31 July, which South Africa won 27–9 to take the series to a deciding third test.[48] However, Beirne was not selected for the third and final test, with head coach Warren Gatland selecting Wales' Adam Beard in the number 19 jersey instead.[49]

Statistics[]

International analysis by opposition[]

Against Played Won Lost Drawn Tries Points % Won
 Australia 2 2 0 0 0 0 100
 England 2 1 1 0 0 0 50
 France 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
 Italy 4 4 0 0 2 10 100
 Japan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Russia 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 1 5 100
 South Africa* 2 1 1 0 0 0 50
 United States 1 1 0 0 1 5 100
 Wales 4 2 2 0 1 5 50
Total 24 16 8 0 5 25 66.67

Correct as of 31 July 2021[50] * indicates inclusion of caps for British & Irish Lions

Honours[]

Scarlets[]

Individual[]

  • Pro14 Players' Player of the Season:

References[]

  1. ^ Leinster 23 V 15 Cardiff Blues
  2. ^ Leinster Rugby - Tadhg Beirne player profile
  3. ^ Scarlets sign lock Tadhg Beirne from Leinster
  4. ^ Scarlets 13-23 Munster
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  12. ^ "Report | Munster Into 18th European Quarter-Final". Munster Rugby. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Beirne And Casey Commit To Province". Munster Rugby. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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  17. ^ Tadhg Beirne Ireland U20 Profile
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  35. ^ "Ireland 23-10 Georgia: Irish secure second place in Autumn Nations Cup Group A". BBC Sport. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  36. ^ "Six Nations: Wales beat 14-man Ireland 21-16 in tense opener". BBC Sport. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  37. ^ "Ireland 13-15 France: France make it two out of two while Ireland remain without a win". BBC Sport]. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  38. ^ "Italy 10-48 Ireland: Improved Irish cruise to easy win in Rome". BBC Sport. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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  40. ^ "Jack Conan sets up try and scores another as Ireland too good for England at Aviva". Irish Examiner. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  41. ^ "Beirne & Stander Named In 6 Nations Team Of The Championship". Munster Rugby. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  42. ^ "Tadhg Beirne and Conor Murray Named In Lions Squad". Munster Rugby. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  43. ^ "Debutants steal the show as Lions beat Japan". Lions Rugby. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  44. ^ "Lions recover from first-half scare to beat Sharks again". Lions Rugby. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  45. ^ "Lions suffer first Tour defeat despite second-half fightback". Lions Rugby. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  46. ^ "Lions warm-up for Test series with victory over Stormers". Lions Rugby. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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  48. ^ "Brilliant second half from Boks takes Lions series into deciding third Test". The42. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  49. ^ "Warren Gatland favoured Adam Beard over Tadhg Beirne to counter Springbok maul". Irish Examiner. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  50. ^ Tadhg Beirne, ESPN Scrum, 3 October 2019

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