Angus Kernohan

Angus Kernohan (born 2 March 1999) is an Irish rugby union player playing for RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders. He plays as a winger, but can also play at centre.

Angus Kernohan

Date of birth	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)
School	Ballymena Academy
University	Queen's University Belfast
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Ballymena () – Queen's University () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2020 Ulster 14 (10) 2020– Ealing Trailfinders 0 (0) Correct as of 23 March 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2019 Ireland U20 8 (0) Correct as of 15 March 2019

Early life

Born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, Kernohan attended Ballymena Academy and first began playing rugby for Ballymena minis.^[1]

Club career

Kernohan joined the Ulster sub-academy for the 2017–18 season, but was not initially awarded a full academy contract ahead of the 2018–19 season. However, strong performances during pre-season saw him rewarded with a place in the academy shortly after the season began.^[1][2] He made his senior debut for Ulster in the provinces opening 2018–19 Pro14 fixture against Welsh side Scarlets on 1 September 2018, which Ulster won 15–13,^[3][4] and made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut during round 1 of the 2018–19 tournament, featuring off the bench in the provinces 24–10 win against English side Leicester Tigers on 13 October 2018.^[5][6]

On 13 May 2020, Kernohan travels to England to sign for Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship from the 2020-21 season.^[7]

International career

Kernohan was part of the Ireland under-20s team that won a grand slam during the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He missed the opening two rounds due to a hamstring injury, but returned for the final fixtures.^[8][9]