Greg McGrath (born 21 January 1997) is an Irish

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

player from Wexford, currently playing for URC and

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side

Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...

. He previously played for

Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...

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 ...

, and

Jersey Reds Jersey Reds was a rugby union club based in Jersey, Channel Islands. On 28th September 2023, the club ceased trading and shortly thereafter went into liquidation following the withdrawal of financial support from a key investor. Until seaso ...

. His preferred position is tighthead

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. A former Ireland under-20 international who played club rugby for Lansdowne,Rúaidhrí O'Connor
"Connacht bolster front row ranks after landing Leinster prop Greg McGrath"
''Irish Independent'', 17 June 2021 McGrath made his debut as a replacement for Leinster in Round 10 of the

2020–21 Pro14 The 2020–21 PRO14 (also known as the ''Guinness PRO14'' for sponsorship reasons) was the twentieth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It was the fourth season to be referred to as the ''P ...

against . He signed for Connacht ahead of the 2021-22 season. He was released by Connacht at the end of the season, and joined

in the English

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. After the liquidation of Jersey Reds, he joined

as cover for players unavailable due to injury or

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duty."Ulster ready for historic Glasgow pre-season clash"
Ulster Rugby, 6 October 2023

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* 1997 births Living people Irish rugby union players Leinster Rugby players Rugby union props Connacht Rugby players Irish expatriate sportspeople in Jersey Jersey Reds players Irish expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Jersey Ulster Rugby players Lansdowne Football Club players {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub