Conor McGuinness
Full nameConor Dermot McGuinness
Date of birth (1975-03-29) 29 March 1975
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
SchoolSt Mary's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Connacht ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–99 Ireland 14 (5)

Conor Dermot McGuinness (born 29 March 1975) is an Irish former rugby union international.

McGuinness, a scrum-half from Dublin, played for St Mary's College and Connacht.[1]

In the late 1990s, McGuinness represented Ireland as a scrum-half in 14 Test matches, debuting against the All Blacks at Lansdowne Road in 1997.[2] He was widely regarded as the best player on field in Ireland's two-point loss to France in Paris during the 1998 Five Nations Championship.[3] His run as Ireland's scrum-half ended in 1999 when he lost his place in the side to Tom Tierney, only a few months before that year's Rugby World Cup.[4]

McGuinness's career was hampered by a serious foot injury which required multiple operations.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Injury may force McGuinness to quit". Irish Independent. 27 October 1999.
  2. "McGuinness Call". Cambridge Evening News. 21 October 1997.
  3. "McGuinness acquires the taste". Irish Independent. 15 March 1998.
  4. Neville, Conor (9 October 2013). "Rugby Players You Forgot Existed". Balls.ie.
  5. "McGuinness awaits his fate". The Irish Times. 27 October 1999.
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