Jordan Conroy (born 10 March 1994) is an Irish rugby union player. He is a specialist sevens player who plays for the

Ireland national rugby sevens team The Ireland national rugby sevens team competed in several international rugby sevens competitions. The team was governed by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). In May 2025 the IRFU dismantled the programme at the end of the 2024/25 season, i ...

, and has represented Ireland in the

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and plays his XV's club rugby with the Buccaneers RFC as a wing."Connacht club stand-out Conroy included in Ireland 7s training squad"
4 May 2017.

Club rugby

Conroy took up rugby relatively late, at the age of 18, after having dabbled in athletics and soccer."Conroy: All The Hard Work Paid Off For Us"
17 July 2017. Conroy played his club rugby for

Tullamore Tullamore (; ) is the county town of County Offaly in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is on the Grand Canal (Ireland), Grand Canal, in the middle of the county, and is the fourth most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midlands Reg ...

in Division 2C of the All-Ireland League in the 2015-16 season, where he scored the fastest try in league history. Conroy played the 2016-17 season with Buccaneers RFC in Division 1-B of the All-Ireland League, scoring 18 tries during the season, and helping the club gain promotion to Division 1-A for the 2017-18 season. Conroy was named the 2016-17 Connacht Club Player of the Year, and Division 1-B player of the year. Conroy also played for the Connacht Eagles in the British and Irish Cup.

Ireland sevens team

Conroy appeared with the

in 2016 at the Amsterdam 7s and Newcastle 7s tournaments. Conroy played for Ireland during the Rugby Europe 2017 Sevens Grand Prix Series. He played in the 2017 Moscow Sevens tournament, where his contributions in both attack and defence were noted. At the 2017 Lodz Sevens, Conroy was Ireland's leading try-scorer with six tries, scoring a try in each match. At the

2017 Clermont-Ferrand Sevens The 2017 Clermont-Ferrand Sevens is the penultimate tournament of the 2017 Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series, hosted by Stade Gabriel Montpied at Clermont-Ferrand. It was held over the weekend of 1–2 July 2017. Ireland won the tournament, defeatin ...

, Conroy was noted for his outstanding performance, scoring in the semifinal against Spain and scoring twice in the 17-14 win against Russia in the final to win the tournament. Conroy scored six tries at the 2017 Exeter Sevens and received the Player of the Tournament award, beating out Ireland teammate Harry McNulty. Conroy missed the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens, but returned for the 2018 Grand Prix Sevens. In the first Grand Prix tournament, the 2018 Moscow Sevens, Conroy scored eight tries during the tournament, including four in the semifinal against France. Conroy drew significant attention for his performance in the

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, where he scored eight tries during the tournament. His three tries in Ireland’s 21—19 victory over England helped Ireland achieve a third place finish. He was selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament. At the

2019 Hong Kong Sevens The 2019 Hong Kong Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium between the 5–7 April 2019. It was the 44th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens, and the seventh tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series ...

qualifier for the 2019–20 season, Conroy led all try scorers with 10 tries in the tournament, earning the Player of the Tournament award. His try-scoring included a hat-trick in pool play against Russia, and two key tries in a tight 19–10 come-from-behind win in the semifinal against Germany. Conroy began the 2019-20 World Series at the

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where he led all players with seven tries (including five in one match) and made the tournament Dream Team. In 2022, He competed for

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at the

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. He competed for

at the

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. He was replaced before his sides final game of the men’s tournament after sustaining an injury. In 2025 it was confirmed he would compete for Rugby Premier League side Delhi Redz for the inaugural season of the league in India

Media appearances

In 2021, Conroy appeared on the

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dating show, ''Celebrity Pulling with My Parents.'' In 2022, Conroy appeared on the fifth series of the Irish version of ''Dancing With the Stars'', alongside Georgian ballroom and Latin dancer

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. Conroy and Chachua reached the finals, finishing in second place behind Nina Carberry &

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, and alongside Ellen Keane & Stephen Vincent and Erica-Cody & Denys Samson.

References

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Club rugby

Ireland sevens team

Media appearances

See also

References