Devin Toner
Date of birth | 29 June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Moynalvey, Meath, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.09 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 127 kg (20.0 st; 280 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Castleknock College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Devin Toner (born 29 June 1986) is a former professional
Leinster
The former Castleknock College player established himself as a senior player with Leinster, chalking up more than a century of senior provincial caps. On 27 March 2021, he made his 262nd appearance for Leinster in a victory over Munster in the grand final of the 2020–21 Pro14, exceeding Gordon D'Arcy's provincial appearance record.[2][3]
In March 2022, Toner announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2021-22 season.[4]
Ireland
Toner made his
Toner was selected by Ireland's head coach
Toner was left out of Joe Schmidt's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, with Schmidt instead selecting Iain Henderson, Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne and James Ryan as locks.[10][11][12] Toner last appeared for Ireland in February 2020 in the Six Nations.[13]
Honours
- Leinster
- European Rugby Champions Cup (4): 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018
- Ireland A
Churchill Cup (1): 2009
- Ireland
- Six Nations Championship (3): 2014, 2015, 2018
- Grand Slam (1): 2018
- Individual
- Leinster all-time caps leader: 280
References
- ^ Devin Toner [@DevinToner4] (1 October 2015). "I had given up hope but the squad gift from @jackmc100 proved it could be done! Unreal effort @UGGUK" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- The42.ie. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- Independent.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Leinster's most-capped player Devin Toner to retire at the end of the season". The 42. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Ireland 'A' leave it late to down Canada". ESPN. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Irish power past Saxons in Churchill Cup finale". ESPN. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Ireland stutter past Samoa". ESPN. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Ireland make 11 changes for clash with Samoa". RTÉ Sport. 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Career Figures". espnscrum. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "'He's an absolutely quality person. That was an incredibly tough conversation yesterday' - Joe Schmidt on Toner decision". Irish Independent. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Devin Toner left out of Ireland's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad". Irish Times. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Don't assume you're on the plane' – Devin Toner's advice for Ireland's World Cup hopefuls". Irish Independent. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "DEVIN TONER Ireland". espnscrum. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
External links
- Ireland Profile Archived 28 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Leinster Profile
- Pro14 Profile
- Devin Toner at European Professional Club Rugby
- ESPN Profile