Stuart McCloskey was born on 6 August 1992 and is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a center for the United Rugby Championship club Ulster and the Ireland national team.
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He has been Ulster’s player of the year twice and has twice been named on the Pro14 Dream Team. He is described as “a true cornerstone of this Ulster team, providing a rounded skillset at the inside center that includes strong ball-carrying, offloading, short and long passing, a breakdown threat, defensive communication, and even attacking kicking.”
He made four appearances in the senior team in the 2013-14 season and was named Academy Player of the Year at the 2014 Ulster Rugby Awards.
He played for Emerging Ireland (effectively the third XV of the Irish rugby team) at the 2014 IRB Nations Cup in June 2014.
He signed a development contract ahead of the 2014–15 season, during which he made fifteen appearances, including nine starts, and won Ulster’s Young Player of the Year award. He was part of the Emerging Ireland team that won the Tbilisi Cup in June 2015.
In 2015–16 he made 23 appearances for Ulster, including 21 starts, scoring four tries and making 186 tackles, won his first senior cap for Ireland against England in the 2016 Six Nations Championship, and was named Ulster’s Player of the Year.
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In 2016–17 he made sixteen appearances, including thirteen starts, and scored two tries for Ulster, and has five caps for Ireland. In the 2017–18 season, he made 24 appearances, all starts, scored seven tries, and made four try assists, 213 tackles, and 14 turnovers. He won his second cap for Ireland against Fiji in the 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals.
In 2018–19 he made 26 appearances, including 25 starts, scored four tries, made 232 tackles, and won 18 turnovers. He made his 100th appearance for Ulster in February 2019.
He started all three of Ireland’s three tests in the 2022 end-of-year internationals and was named in the Irish 6 Nations squad for 2023 on 19 January 2023. He started in Ireland’s 34-10 victory over Wales in the opening week
Stuart McCloskey College
vy Stuart McCloskey attended college at the Queen’s University of Belfast.
Stuart McCloskey Current Team
Stuart McCloskey currently plays for Ulster Rugby in Ireland.
Stuart McCloskey Position
Stuart McCloskey plays as a center.
Stuart McCloskey Instagram
Stuart McCloskey (@stuartmc_12).
Stuart McCloskey Age
Stuart McCloskey is 31 years old.
Stuart McCloskey Nationality
Stuart McCloskey is a British.
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