Peter Dooley (born 4 August 1994) is an Irish

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player for

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. His preferred position is loosehead prop. In 2016 he was awarded a senior contract with Leinster following completion of his time in the academy, having previously played with the Leinster senior team, making his debut in October 2014 against

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He was voted the Leinster Young Player of the year in 2015.

Rugby career

Early career

Dooley started his rugby playing underage at

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in County Offaly. Playing number 8 in his teenage years, Dooley was part of the

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under-age set up. After entering the Leinster academy he was advised to switch to change position to Loosehead Prop.

Ireland

Dooley has represented Ireland at under-age level. In June 2021 he was called up to the senior

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squad for the Summer tests.

References

External links

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* 1994 births Living people Rugby union players from County Offaly Irish rugby union players Lansdowne Football Club players Leinster Rugby players Rugby union props Connacht Rugby players Sportspeople from Birr, County Offaly {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub