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Andrew Joseph Conway (born 11 July 1991) is a former Irish
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player who played as a
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or fullback for
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club
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.


Blackrock College

While attending
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, Conway helped the school win both the
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and the
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.


Leinster

Conway joined the Leinster Academy at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. Conway signed his first professional contract in 2010 for Leinster after impressing with the academy. He made his senior debut for Leinster in a
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fixture against
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on 20 February 2010, coming on as a late substitution and setting up
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's try. He made his starting debut for Leinster on 7 March 2010, with a victory over the
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. Conway made his
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debut in Leinster's
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pool fixture against
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on 13 October 2012. Conway scored a hat-trick for Leinster on 3 May 2013, in their
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game against
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. He started for Leinster against
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in the
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Final on 17 May 2013, which Leinster won 34–13. Conway also started for Leinster in the
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victory against
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on 25 May 2013, which Leinster won 24–18.


Munster

It was announced on 25 January 2013 that Conway would be joining
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on a two-year contract at the beginning of the 2013–14 season. He made his Munster debut on 13 September 2013, starting against
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. Conway scored his first try for Munster against
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on 23 November 2013. He started in Munster's first
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game against
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on 18 October 2014. Conway signed a one-year contract extension with Munster in January 2015. He scored two tries in Munster's 65–10 win against
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on 25 January 2015. Conway started at fullback in Munster's opening
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pool game against Benetton on 14 November 2015. In January 2016, Conway signed a two-year contract extension with Munster. On 1 April 2017, Conway scored a try in Munster's 41–16
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quarter-final win against
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. On 9 September 2017, Conway made his 100th appearance in the
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when he started against South African side
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in round 2 of the
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. Conway was sent-off in Munster's 20–16 defeat against
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on 27 October 2017 and subsequently banned for one week. He signed a new two-year contract with Munster in February 2018. Conway scored a 74th minute try, converted by
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, to earn Munster a 20–19 win against
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in the quarter-finals of the
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. The try was nominated for the
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-sponsored ''Try of the Year'' when the
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Awards nominees were announced in April 2018. Conway earned his 100th cap for Munster on 6 October 2018, doing so when he started against old club
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in round 6 of the
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. He scored two tries in Munster's 44–14 win against
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on 30 November 2018. Conway signed a three-year contract with Munster in February 2020. His try against
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in round one of the 2019–20 Champions Cup won the ''Try of the Year'' award at the 2020 Irish Rugby Players awards in October 2020. Conway signed a two-year contract extension with the province in December 2022, a deal that would have seen him remain with Munster until at least June 2025; however, on November 9, 2023, Munster announced that Conway would retire from professional rugby with immediate effect due to a knee injury.


Ireland

In 2010, Conway was a part of Ireland's under-20s Six Nations Championship winning team. Conway scored a hat-trick of tries against
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at the
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. Conway was named in the
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squad to take part in the
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on 19 May 2013. However, a calf injury ruled Conway out of the tournament. Conway was again selected in the
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squad when it was announced on 26 May 2014. He started against
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in their first
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match on 13 June 2014, scoring a hat-trick. Conway came off the bench in their second game against
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on 18 June 2014. He started in the 31–10 win
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on 22 June 2014, a win that secured the
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for Emerging Ireland. Conway came off the bench for
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in their game against
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on 30 January 2015. He was named in the
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squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup on 19 May 2015. Conway scored a try in Emerging Ireland's opening 25–0 win against Emerging Italy on 13 June 2015. Conway started against
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on 17 June 2015, scoring a try in Emerging Ireland's 33–7 win. He also started and scored a try in the 45–12 win against
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on 21 June 2015, a win which secured the tournament for Emerging Ireland. On 23 January 2017, Conway was named in the Ireland squad for the opening two rounds of the
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. On 18 March, Conway made his debut for the senior
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team, coming on as a half-time replacement for Munster teammate
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in the sides 13–9 victory against
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in the
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. Conway was also selected in the squad for the 2017 Summer Tour against the
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and
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. He started both tests against Japan. Having been selected in the squad for the 2017 Autumn Internationals, Conway scored his first try for Ireland in their 38–3 win against
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on 11 November 2017. A week later, he was
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in Ireland's 23–20 win against
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, whilst he also featured off the bench in the win against
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. Conway started in the second test during Ireland's historic 2–1 series victory against
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in June 2018, scoring a try in the 26–21 victory, before missing the third test through injury. Conway scored a
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and earned the
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award in Ireland's 57–14 win against the
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during the 2018 Autumn Tests on 24 November 2018. Conway made two appearances for Ireland during the
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, in the 26–16 win against
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, and the 26–14 win against
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. He was selected in the 31-man Ireland squad for the
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, having featured in the warm-up matches against
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,
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and
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. During the World Cup itself, Conway started in Ireland's opening 27–3 win against
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and in the 35–0 win against
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, before featuring off the bench in Ireland's 47–5 win against
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in their final pool game. Retained by new head coach
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in his squad for the
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, Conway in Ireland's 19–12 opening win against Scotland on 1 February 2020, their 24–14 win against defending champions Wales on 8 February, and their 24–12 defeat against England, before the tournament was suspended due to the
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. The tournament eventually resumed in October 2020, with Conway starting in Ireland's 50–17 win against Italy and the 35–27 defeat against France in their final fixture of the tournament. Conway was nominated for the ''Players' Player of the Year'' award at the 2020 Irish Rugby Players awards in October 2020. With the usual format of end-of-year international tests not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ireland instead participated in the
Autumn Nations Cup The Autumn Nations Cup was a rugby union competition held in November and December 2020 in place of the usual Autumn rugby union internationals, Autumn internationals series typically held in the same period each year, as many teams were avoidin ...
. Conway started in the 32–9 opening win against Wales on 13 November. During the
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, Conway started in Ireland's 39–31 win against
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. In the
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, Conway started in Ireland's 60–5 win against
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on 6 November, in which he scored a
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of tries, and in the famous 29–20 win against
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on 13 November. Conway picked up where he left off for Ireland in their opening fixture of the
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at home to
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on 5 February, scoring two tries in their 29–7 win, before also starting in their 30–24 defeat away to
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on 12 February, and their 32–15 away win against
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on 12 March. A knee injury ruled Conway out of Ireland's final game of the tournament against
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; Ireland went on to win the game 26–5, winning the Triple Crown by doing so. That knee injury later required surgery, which ruled Conway out of the
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.


Personal life

Conway and his partner Lizzie welcomed their first child, a daughter, in April 2022, before the couple married in August of that year.


Statistics


International analysis by opposition


International tries

''Correct as of 12 March 2022''


Honours


Leinster

*
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: ** Winner (1):
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*
United Rugby Championship The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. For sponsorship reasons the league is known as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in ...
: ** Winner (1):
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Emerging Ireland

*
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** Winner (1): (
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) * World Rugby Tbilisi Cup ** Winner (1): (
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)


Ireland

* Triple Crown: ** Winner (1):
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References


External links


Munster Profile

Leinster Profile

Ireland Profile

URC Profile
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U20 Six Nations Profile
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