Oisín Dowling

Oisín Dowling (born 23 June 1997) is an Irish rugby union player, who currently plays for Connacht Rugby. He plays as a lock or flanker.

Oisín Dowling

Date of birth	(1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb; 240 lb)
School	St Michael's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Connacht Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2016– Lansdowne () 2017–2018 Leinster A 5 (0) Correct as of 5 June 2021 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2020 Leinster 6 (0) 2020– Connacht 25 (0) Correct as of 30 Apr 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Ireland U20 9 (15) Correct as of 18 June 2017

Underage rugby

Dowling attended St Michael's College, Dublin and played alongside fellow Leinster locks Ross Molony and James Ryan there.^[1] Dowling spent time in the Leinster sub-academy after leaving schools, before being promoted to the full academy. He was selected for the Ireland U20 team in 2017, a year where they struggled, finishing fourth in the under-20 Six Nations and tenth in the World Championship.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

Dowling was part of the Celtic Cup-winning Leinster 'A' side in 2018, a year in which he was also part of Lansdowne's historic clean sweep of the All-Ireland League, All-Ireland Cup, Leinster Senior League and Leinster Senior Cup. Dowling made his senior Leinster debut in January 2019 in a victory against fellow Irish province Ulster.^[2]