Conor Fitzgerald (born 30 September 1997) is an Irish

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player for

Connacht Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...

in the

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. He plays primarily as a

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, and represents Shannon in the All-Ireland League.

Early life

Born in

County Clare County Clare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern part of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council ...

, Fitzgerald attended

Ardscoil Rís, Limerick Ardscoil Rís is a voluntary, all-boys, Roman Catholic secondary school in Limerick, Ireland. Founded in 1963, it is located on the North Circular Road. History Ardscoil Rís was formally opened by the Christian Brothers, on the North Circula ...

, where he was part of the team that lost the 2015

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final to

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. A former Limerick minor hurler, he represented

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at Under-18 Clubs, Under-19, Under-20 and 'A' level, as well as representing Ireland at Under-19 and Under-20 level.

Munster

Fitzgerald joined the Munster academy ahead of the 2017–18 season, having made his non-competitive debut for Munster during their pre-season fixture against Italian side

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in August 2016. However, Fitzgerald was released from the academy before the end of the 2017–18 season.

Connacht

After leaving Munster, Fitzgerald joined the

academy, and made his competitive debut for the province in their 22–10 win against French side

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during the 2018–19 Challenge Cup on 13 October 2018, before making his first start for Connacht one week later in their 34–13 defeat away to English side

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. He will join the Connacht senior squad ahead of the 2019–20 season, having signed his first professional contract with the province in April 2019. In April 2023 it was announced that Fitzgerald would leave Connacht at the end of the 2022–23 season.

Ireland

Fitzgerald made four appearances for Ireland Under-20s during the

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, against

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and

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, whilst also making one appearance, against

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, at the

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References

External links

Connacht ProfileMunster Academy ProfilePro14 Profile
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U20 Six Nations Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgerald, Conor 1997 births Living people People educated at Ardscoil Rís, Limerick Rugby union players from County Clare Irish rugby union players Shannon RFC players Connacht Rugby players Rugby union fly-halves