Harry Byrne (born 22 April 1999) is an Irish

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player who plays for English Premiership club

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on loan from URC club

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. He plays as a fly-half and represents Lansdowne in the All-Ireland League.

Club career

Leinster

Whilst still in Leinster's academy, Byrne was selected in the province's pre-season squad, and he went on to score 17 points in their 47–17 win against

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, as well as featuring in the 38–35 win against

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. Following his pre-season performances, Byrne was selected on the bench for Leinster's opening 2019–20 Pro14 fixture away to Italian side Benetton on 28 September 2019, and he replaced older brother Ross in the 69th minute, scoring a late penalty to secure a 32–27 win for Leinster.

Loan to Bristol Bears

In December 2024, he joined

in the Premiership on a three-month loan deal to provide injury cover for AJ MacGinty. In January 2025, he made his debut off the bench in the Premiership converting two tries but losing 35–26 to

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International career

In June 2021 he was called up to the senior

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squad for the Summer tests. Byrne scored six points in his debut off the bench for the Ireland senior side, in a 71–10 victory over the United States on 10 July 2021.

References

External links

Leinster Academy ProfileIreland U20 ProfilePro14 Profile
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