Jack Carty (rugby union)
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Jack Carty (born 31 August 1992) is a
Early life
Carty received his secondary education at
Rugby career
Connacht
In his early career with Connacht, Carty primarily featured for the province's secondary team the
Carty made his first start for Connacht on 4 January 2014, when he played at fly-half against the reigning Pro12 and Amlin Cup champions
Following the retirement of Dan Parks,[10][11] Carty became Connacht's first choice at fly-half for the 2014–15 season. He made 21 appearances in the Pro12, with 16 of these coming as starts. Carty played in five of the team's six 2014–15 Challenge Cup games, starting all but one of these. He also started the team's final game of the season, a play-off against Gloucester.[8] The following season saw Carty continue to be first choice through to February 2016, when he injured himself on a water slide in Dubai and to have his spleen removed. He returned to first team action that April, but couldn't dislodge AJ MacGinty and Shane O'Leary and missed out on a place in the Pro12 Final on 28 May.[12] Carty appeared in 12 Pro12 and five Challenge Cup games in the 2015–16 season before his accident, and only two Pro12 games afterwards.[6][8]
The departure of MacGinty to Sale Sharks and injuries to new signing Marnitz Boshoff saw Carty return to first choice for the 2016–17 season.[13][14] He started 18 games in the Pro12, featuring as a replacement in three more,[6] and started five of the side's six games in the Champions Cup, missing the home game with Zebre through injury.[15] Carty also started the team's Champions Cup play-off with Northampton Saints at the end of the season.[8]
Following a strong season in the 2020–21 Championship, Carty was named to his second Pro14 Dream Team.[16]
In December 2023 Carty earned his 200th cap for Connacht in 55–36 lose to Saracens in the 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup.[17]
International
Carty has represented Ireland at various under-age levels internationally. He was named in the Ireland under-20s team and represented them at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[3]
Carty was named in the
References
- ^ "Carty Becomes Connacht's Record Points Scorer With Classy Cameo". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Rooney, Declan (27 October 2017). "NUI Galway renew deal with province". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
NUI Galway became Connacht's Academy and University partner in 2013, and since then 19 Connacht players have graduated, or are about to graduate, from NUI Galway including current senior squad members Denis Buckley, Eoin Griffin, Eoin McKeon, Andrew Browne, Dave Heffernan, Jack Carty, Darragh Leader, Eoghan Masterson, Seán O'Brien and Conor McKeon.
- ^ a b "Footballing talent Carty committed to furthering Connacht cause". The42. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Jack Carty – Connacht Rugby". Athlone Regional Sports Centre. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Pro12: Glasgow Warriors 27-17 Connacht". BBC Sport. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Pro14.
- ^ "Jack Carty given first Connacht start as Leinster name Heaslip captain". The42. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Player Archive: Jack Carty". European Professional Club Rugby.
- ^ "Carty and O'Halloran rewarded with new Connacht contracts". The42. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Parks leads Connacht outgoings". Irish Independent. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Scotland's Dan Parks calls time on career after Connacht release". BBC Sport. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "The water slide accident that cost Jack Carty his spleen and a Pro12 final". The42. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Sale Sharks sign USA fly-half AJ MacGinty from Connacht". Manchester Evening News. 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Big blow for Connacht as Springbok-capped Boshoff out until March". The42. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Cooney makes move to out-half as Connacht change five for Zebre". The42. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "The Media Votes are in - Who made the Guinness PRO14 Dream Team?". Pro14 rugby. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Connacht deliver a performance but Saracens take full points in show of power". Irish Times. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Ireland Squad Named For Opening Rounds Of Guinness Six Nations". irishrugby.ie. Irish Rugby.
- ^ "Ireland survive first-half scare in Rome to notch bonus-point win over Italy". The 42. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.