Angus Kernohan (born 2 March 1999) is an Irish

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player playing for

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side

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. He plays as a winger, but can also play at

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Early life

Born in

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, Northern Ireland, Kernohan attended

Ballymena Academy Ballymena Academy is a mixed gender, voluntary Grammar schools in the United Kingdom, grammar school in the market town of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1828 as a small provincial school for children in the tow ...

and first began playing rugby for

minis.

Club career

Kernohan joined the

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sub-academy for the 2017–18 season, but was not initially awarded a full academy contract ahead of the 2018–19 season. However, strong performances during pre-season saw him rewarded with a place in the academy shortly after the season began. He made his senior debut for Ulster in the provinces opening

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fixture against Welsh side

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on 1 September 2018, which Ulster won 15–13, and made his

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debut during round 1 of the 2018–19 tournament, featuring off the bench in the provinces 24–10 win against English side

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on 13 October 2018. On 13 May 2020, Kernohan travels to England to sign for

in the

from the 2020-21 season.

International career

Kernohan was part of the Ireland under-20s team that won a

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during the

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. He missed the opening two rounds due to a hamstring injury, but returned for the final fixtures.

References

External links

Pro14 Profile
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Ireland U20 Profile
1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Ballymena People educated at Ballymena Academy Irish rugby union players Ballymena R.F.C. players Queen's University RFC players Ulster Rugby players Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players Rugby union wings Rugby union centres {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub