J. J. Hanrahan
Date of birth | 27 July 1992 | ||
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Place of birth | Currow, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lbs) | ||
School | Rockwell College | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Fly-half, Centre, Fullback | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
Castleisland RFC UL Bohemians |
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Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2012–15 2015–present |
Munster Northampton Saints |
64 23 |
(264) (52) |
correct as of 17 Apr 2016. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2011–12 2014–15 |
Ireland U20 Emerging Ireland |
16 5 |
(61) (17) |
correct as of 22 Jun 2015. |
J. J. Hanrahan (born 27 July 1992 in Currow, County Kerry, Ireland) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays primarily as a Fly-half, but can also play Centre and Fullback.
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Early years
Hanrahan began playing rugby with Castleisland RFC in County Kerry at the age of 7.[1] He attended Rockwell College where he scored a winning drop-goal for his side in their 2010 semi-final,[2] before losing the 2010 Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup final to Presentation Brothers College, Cork.[3]
Munster
2011-15
Hanrahan made his first senior appearance for Munster against La Rochelle in a non-cap pre-season friendly on 12 August 2011.[4] He was part of the Munster A team that won the 2012 British and Irish Cup.[5]
Hanrahan was promoted to a professional contract by Munster for the 2012–13 season.[6] He made his full debut for Munster on 22 September 2012, in a Pro 12 against Newport Gwent Dragons.[7] Hanrahan made his Heineken Cup debut on 21 October 2012, coming on as a replacement in Munster's second round fixture against Edinburgh at Thomond Park.[8] He made his first start for Munster on 26 October 2012, in a Pro 12 game against Zebre, scoring two tries and winning the Man-of-the-Match award.[9] Hanrahan signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2013.[10] He came off the bench against Racing Metro 92 on 20 January 2013.[11]
In his first start of the 2013–14 season, against Zebre on 13 September 2013, Hanrahan scored 21 points in a Man of the match-winning performance.[12][13] Hanrahan came off the bench against Edinburgh in Round 1 of the 2013–14 Heineken Cup on 12 October 2013.[14] He came off the bench against Gloucester in Round 2 on 19 October 2013.[15] On 25 October 2013, Hanrahan scored all of Munster's points 6-13 win against Glasgow Warriors in another Man-of-the-Match performance.[16] He was a replacement against USA Perpignan in Round 3 of the Heineken Cup on 8 December 2013.[17] Hanrahan scored the winning try in Munster's 17-18 win against USA Perpignan in Round 4 of the 2013–14 Heineken Cup on 14 December 2013.[18] He was named Man-of-the-Match in Munster's 16-10 win against Scarlets on 21 December 2013, scoring 11 points and setting up Ronan O'Mahony's match-winning try with a crucial cross-field kick in injury time.[19] He scored all of Munster's points in their 22-16 win against Connacht on 27 December 2013.[20] Hanrahan came off the bench in the 7-20 away win against Gloucester on 11 January 2013, a win that secured quarter-final qualification.[21] Hanrahan also came off the bench in Munster's 38-6 Round 6 win against Edinburgh on 19 January 2014, a win that secured a home quarter-final.[22] Hanrahan scored 24-points in Munster's 54-13 win against Cardiff Blues on 8 February 2014.[23] He came on against Toulouse in Munster's 47-23 Heineken Cup quarter-final win on 5 April 2014.[24] He suffered a groin injury in Munster's game against Glasgow Warriors on 12 April 2013, which ruled him out the inter-provincial derby against Connacht on 19 April 2014.[25] Hanrahan's match-winning try against USA Perpignan in Round 4 of the Heineken Cup was nominated for the IRUPA Try of the Year 2014 award on 23 April 2014.[26] He came off the bench in Munster's 24-16 semi-final defeat to Toulon on 27 April 2014.[27] Hanrahan won the Munster Young Player of the Year Award on 8 May 2014.[28] Hanrahan also won the 2013–14 Pro 12 Golden Boot Award for his 88.71% place kick conversion rate.[29]
Hanrahan came off the bench in Munster's first European Rugby Champions Cup game against Sale Sharks on 18 October 2014.[30] He also came off the bench against Saracens F.C. in Round 2 on 24 October 2014.[31] Hanrahan scored 21 points against Cardiff Blues on 1 November 2014.[32]He started at Fullback against Newport Gwent Dragons on 21 November 2014.[33] Hanrahan started in the Round 4 game against ASM Clermont Auvergne on 14 December 2014.[34] He came off the bench against Saracens on 17 January 2015.[35] Hanrahan again came off the bench in the Round 6 game against Sale Sharks on 25 January 2015.[36] He scored 18 points and won the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 33-16 win against Cardiff Blues on 14 February 2015.[37][38] Hanrahan scored a late try to help Munster secure a 25-25 draw with Scarlets on 21 February 2015.[39] Hanrahan made his final appearance for Munster on 30 May 2015, coming off the bench in the 13-31 2015 Pro12 Grand Final defeat against Glasgow Warriors.
Northampton Saints
2015-16
On 7 January 2015, it was confirmed that Hanrahan would leave Munster at the end of the 2014-15 season to join English Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints.[40][41]
Hanrahan made his debut for Northampton on 24 October 2015, coming off the bench to replace the injured George Pisi in Saints' 42-16 win against Newcastle Falcons. He started for Northampton in their opening 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup pool game against Scarlets on 14 November 2015, scoring 5 points in his teams 15-11 win.[42]
Ireland
2011-12
Hanrahan made his debut for Ireland Under-20 on 11 February 2011 against France Under-20, during the 2011 Under-20 Six Nations Championship. He played at the 2011 Junior World Championship.
In June 2012, he was fly-half for Ireland Under-20 in a famous win at the 2012 U-20 IRB Junior World Championship against hosts South Africa Under-20.[43] Hanrahan again played a crucial role at fly-half in Ireland Under-20's victories against England Under-20's and France Under-20's, wins that saw Ireland Under-20 finish 5th at the 2012 competition, their best ever finish. For his performances at the Junior World Championship, and throughout 2012, Hanrahan was nominated for the IRB Junior Player of the Year Award 2012.[44]
2013-14
Hanrahan was selected in the Emerging Ireland squad on 26 May 2014.[45] He came off the bench against Russia in their first 2014 IRB Nations Cup match on 13 June 2014, scoring 6 points.[46] He started in their second game against Uruguay on 18 June 2014, scoring 13 points.[47] Hanrahan came off the bench in the 31-10 win Romania on 22 June 2014, a win that secured the 2014 IRB Nations Cup for Emerging Ireland.[48]
2014-15
Hanrahan was named in the Emerging Ireland squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup on 19 May 2015.[49] He scored 5 points in Emerging Ireland's opening 25-0 win against Emerging Italy on 13 June 2015.[50] He also started and scored 15 points off the tee in the 45-12 win against Georgia on 21 June 2015, a win which secured the tournament for Emerging Ireland.[51]
Honours
Munster
Munster A
- British and Irish Cup
- Winner (1): (2011-12)
Emerging Ireland
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