 Conan whilst playing for Ireland againstItaly during the2023 Six Nations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Jack Edward Conan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bray, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Gerard's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Edward Conan (born 29 July 1992) is an Irish professionalrugby union player who plays as anumber eight forUnited Rugby Championship clubLeinster and theIreland national team.[2][3]
Conan made his senior debut in February 2014 against theCardiff Blues.[4] Conan was dropped from the Leinster senior squad for the 2014/15 season, one year ahead of scheduled completion of the academy.[5] Conan was named man-of-the-match for his performance against Ulster on 3 January 2015,[6] in a game where he led all forwards with 40 meters gained and 8 defenders beaten.[7]On 13 January 2017, Conan scored a hat-trick in the 57–3 win againstMontpellier in theEuropean Rugby Champions Cup at theRDS.[8] Conan gained his 100th Leinster cap in a Pro14 victory over Dragons on 19 February 2021.[9] Conan scored the game's only try and was named Player of the Match in Leinster's 16–6 victory over Munster in the2021 Pro14 Grand Final.[10][11]
Conan was one of only two uncapped players included in the extended Ireland rugby squad for the2015 Six Nations Championship, but he did not play in any of Ireland’s matches that tournament.He debuted for Ireland in a victory againstScotland at Lansdowne Road in an August2015 Rugby World Cupwarm-up match where he started at flanker.[12][13] He did not make Ireland’s 2015 World Cup squad, however, and did not play another match for Ireland for almost two years, until June 2017.
In February 2025, after impressive performances off the bench during the2025 Six Nations and an injury to captainCaelan Doris, Conan was named in the starting lineup for the first time during the tournament againstWales.[14] He scored a try in a 27–18 victory overWales as they won theTriple Crown.[15]
Conan was named in the squad for the2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.[16] He started all three Lions' test matches against South Africa.
