Caolin Blade
Date of birth | 29 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Athenry Vocational School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cáolin Blade (born 29 April 1994) is an Irish professional
.Early life
Blade grew up in Monivea, a village in County Galway. He attended Athenry Vocational School in nearby Athenry.[1] In addition to rugby, Blade also played Gaelic football and hurling at under-age level.[2]
Blade started out in rugby with local junior club Monivea, where his father and brother have also played at scrum-half.[3] He played with them until 2013,[4] moving to All-Ireland League club Galwegians after entering Connacht's academy.[5]
Professional career
Connacht
Having already played for the province's second tier side, the
In his second year, Blade featured for the senior team more regularly. He made his European debut in a
In January 2015, it was announced that Blade had signed his first full contract with Connacht, a deal that sees him join the senior team ahead of the 2015–16 season and runs until summer 2017.[12] He made his first appearance of the season on an away trip to Enisei STM, a team based in Siberia.[8]
Ireland
Blade has represented Ireland internationally at under-age level. He played for the under-18 clubs side,[13] and later went on to represent the under-19 team.[14]
Blade was named in the Ireland squad for the opening rounds of the
Honours
- Connacht
- 1× Pro12: 2016
References
- ^ "Connacht Rugby | Caolin Blade". Connacht Rugby. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Another Connacht rugby star on the rise". The Tuam Herald. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
this versatile young sportsman who had already shown exciting promise in under-age Gaelic football and hurling.
- ^ a b "Blade And Masterson Join Connacht Academy". Irish Rugby. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Defeat For Munster In Connacht". Munster Rugby. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
Caolin Blade (Monivea);
- ^ "Firsts 44 – Highfield 3". Galwegians RFC. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Hooker Heffernan To Start For Connacht". Irish Rugby. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Pro12: Ospreys 45-20 Connacht". BBC Sport. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Player Archive: Caolin Blade". European Professional Club Rugby. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Blade cuts deep as Connacht claim brilliant win away to Bayonne". The42. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Noel Reid shines at 12 in Leinster win over Pat Lam's Connacht". The42. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ Pro12. Archived from the originalon 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Connacht Half-Backs Sign New Deals". Irish Rugby. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Ireland U-18 Schools Side Beat Clubs' Counterparts". Irish Rugby. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Six Changes For Ireland Under-19s". Irish Rugby. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Ireland Squad Confirmed For Vodafone Summer Series". Irish Rugby. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Baloucoune wonder try sparks Ireland to life as they put 71 points on USA". the42. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
External links
- Caolin Blade at ESPNscrum
- Caolin Blade at ItsRugby.co.uk