Luke McGrath

Luke McGrath (born 3 February 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster Rugby. His preferred position is scrum-half.

Luke McGrath

Date of birth	(1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	84 kg (13.2 st; 185 lb)
School	St Michael's College
University	University College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) UCD () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012– Leinster 231 (270) Correct as of 11 April 2025[1] International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2013 Ireland U20 18 (18) 2014 Emerging Ireland 1 (0) 2016– Ireland 19 (15) Correct as of 19 October 2019

Leinster career

He made his Leinster senior debut in May 2012 against the Newport Gwent Dragons and represented Ireland at underage grades. In May 2014 it was announced that he had signed a contract to join the senior squad following promotion from the academy.^[2] In January 2024 McGrath reached a milestone 200th appearance for the province in 43–7 victory over Stade Francais at the Aviva Stadium.^[3]

International career

Though born in Canada, McGrath was raised in Ireland and represents Ireland internationally.^[4]

Honours

Leinster

• European Rugby Champions Cup (1): 2018
• Pro14 (6): 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
• URC (1): 2025

Emerging Ireland

• World Rugby Nations Cup (1): 2014

Individual

• Leinster Player of the year (1): 2016–17