17 Facts About Jack O'Donoghue

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Jack O'Donoghue was born on 8 February 1994 and is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup.

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2.

Jack O'Donoghue plays primarily as a number 8, but has played as a flanker and represents UL Bohemians in the All-Ireland League.

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3.

Jack O'Donoghue captained the Ireland Under-18 Clubs team in their games against France and England in April 2012.

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4.

Jack O'Donoghue made his debut for Munster on 19 September 2014, coming on as a replacement against Zebre in the United Rugby Championship.

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5.

Jack O'Donoghue signed a three-year contract with Munster in January 2015.

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6.

Jack O'Donoghue won the 2015 John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year Award in April 2015.

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7.

Jack O'Donoghue came off the bench during the 2015 Pro12 Grand Final on 30 May 2015.

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8.

Jack O'Donoghue started at openside flanker for Munster against Benetton on 5 September 2015.

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9.

On 16 March 2017, it was announced that Jack O'Donoghue had signed a two-year contract extension with Munster.

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10.

Knee ligament injury Jack O'Donoghue sustained in Munster's Pro14 semi-final against Leinster in May 2018 required surgery.

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11.

Jack O'Donoghue signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in December 2018.

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12.

Jack O'Donoghue signed a two-year contract extension with the province in February 2021.

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13.

Jack O'Donoghue was long-listed for the 2022 EPCR European Player of the Year award when the 15 contenders were announced in February 2022.

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14.

Jack O'Donoghue captained Ireland under-20s in their opening game of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship against France under-20s on 2 June 2014.

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15.

On 7 March 2016, Jack O'Donoghue was added to Ireland's squad for the final two rounds of the 2016 Six Nations Championship, his first senior international call-up.

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16.

On 7 November 2016, Jack O'Donoghue was added to the senior Ireland squad for the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals.

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17.

In May 2017, Jack O'Donoghue was selected in the squad for the 2017 Summer Tour against the United States and Japan.

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