| Born | Peter Martin Noel Clohessy (1966-03-22)22 March 1966 (age 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16.7 st; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Des Clohessy (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Clohessy (born 22 March 1966) is an Irish formerrugby union player, who played forMunster,Queensland Reds andIreland. He played as aprop and was known by his fans as "The Claw". He played most of his career at tighthead prop but later switched to loosehead.[1]
Clohessy made his Munster debut againstUlster in 1987.[2] He was part of the Munster team that lost 9-8 toNorthampton Saints in the2000 Heineken Cup Final,[3] and he was again on the losing side when Munster lost 15-9 toLeicester Tigers in the2002 Final.[4] This was also Clohessy's last game for Munster, as he retired at the end of the 2001–02 season.[citation needed]
Clohessy made his Ireland debut againstFrance in February 1993, during the1993 Five Nations Championship.[5] His first try for Ireland came againstAustralia in June 1994.[6] Clohessy missed the1995 World Cup, but was selected in Ireland's squad for the1999 Tournament. He was desperately unlucky not to be selected for the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand and had to withdraw from the 1997 tour to South Africa due to injury . His last appearance for Ireland was against France in the2002 Six Nations Championship.[7]
He gained notoriety for a 26-week ban he was given in 1996 for a stamp to the head ofOlivier Roumat during a1996 Five Nations Championship match in Paris. He had previously served a 10 week ban for stamping at club level.[8]
Clohessy formerly owned a pub in Limerick called 'Clohessy's' and an adjoining night club called 'The Sin Bin'. He opened a pub and restaurant Crokers Bar & Restaurant inMurroe, east Limerick. Both of which were closed by the end of 2018.[9]
On 12th February 2025, Clohessy's daughter, Jane Clohessy, was named as part of a 40 woman Ireland squad for the 2025 Women's 6 Nations.[10]
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