Tadhg Furlong

Tadhg Vincent Anthony Furlong (born 14 November 1992) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as tighthead prop for United Rugby Championship club Leinster, the Ireland national team and the British & Irish Lions. Furlong is widely considered to be one of the world's best tighthead props. He has started all three test matches on three British & Irish lions tours.

Tadhg Furlong

Furlong in March 2025
Full name	Tadhg Vincent Anthony Furlong
Date of birth	(1992-11-14) 14 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	County Wexford, Ireland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb)
School	Good Counsel College
University	Dublin City University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Leinster Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013– Leinster 153 (50) Correct as of 11 April 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2012 Ireland U20 12 (0) 2015– Ireland 79 (25) 2017, 2021, 2025 British & Irish Lions 9 (0) Correct as of 26 July 2025[1]

Early life

Furlong comes from a farming family in the parish of Horeswood in County Wexford.^[2] He started his rugby playing underage at New Ross RFC in County Wexford.^{[citation needed]}

Furlong also played Gaelic football and Hurling for Horeswood.^[3]

Club career

Furlong made his senior debut for Leinster Rugby in November 2013 as a replacement against the Dragons.^[4] He was part of the Leinster A team which won the 2013–14 British and Irish Cup.^[5][6] Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Furlong was promoted from the Leinster Academy to the senior squad.^[7]

In 2021 Furlong was selected to World Rugby's Dream Team of the Year.^[8]

International career

Ireland

Furlong made his Ireland senior debut on 29 August 2015 against Wales in a warm-up game for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.^[9] He was named in the Ireland squad for the World Cup on 1 September 2015.^[10][11] In November 2016, Furlong started for Ireland in the Autumn Internationals, including the historical victory over New Zealand on 15 November 2016.^[12] He also played for Ireland in the 2017 Six Nations Championship.^[13]

British & Irish Lions

Furlong was selected in Warren Gatland's squad for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.^[14] He started all three test matches in the drawn series.^[15][16][17]

Furlong was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa and started all three tests in the Lions' 2–1 series loss to the Springboks.^[18]

He was included in his third touring squad for the Lions' successful 2025 tour to Australia where he started all three test matches.^[19]

Honours

Individual

• 3× World Rugby Men's 15s Dream Team of the Year: 2021, 2022, 2023

Ireland

• 3× Six Nations Championship: 2018, 2023,^[20] 2024
• 2× Grand Slam: 2018, 2023
• 3× Triple Crown: 2018, 2022, 2023

Leinster

• 5× United Rugby Championship: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025
• 1× European Rugby Champions Cup: 2018

Personal life

Furlong married his long term partner Aine Lacey in 2023.^[21] His father died in December 2023 from cancer.^{[citation needed]}