Tom Gleeson (rugby union)
Tom Gleeson (born 26 September 1985) is a former Irish rugby union player and doctor. He played as a centre.
Birth name | Thomas Gleeson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 September 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bishopstown, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15.4 st; 216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Munster & retirement
He made his Munster debut against Border Reivers in September 2006.[1] His first try for Munster came against Connacht in December 2010.[2] Gleeson left Munster at the end of the 2011–12 season.[3] Gleeson has since become a doctor in Ireland.[4]
References
- "Munster Dig Deep for Reivers win". munsterrugby.ie. 9 September 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- "Munster Tough It Out". munsterrugby.ie. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- "Persistence pays off for Munster's gentle giant". irishexaminer.com. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- Kinsella, Murray (9 April 2020). "The former Munster centre now helping to fight Covid-19 as a doctor in Cork". The 42.
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