594:. He suffered a ruptured disk and dislocated his neck and was rushed to hospital where he was kept immobile for three days before surgery could be performed. Gaffney was ultimately forced to retire from rugby as a result of the injury, having played 18 games for Zebre.
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head coach Cory Brown, a former elite player development officer for
Connacht. The move was made with a view to Gaffney potentially playing for the provincial team and during his time in the country he was part of Otago's wider training squad.
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426:. He represented Ireland in under-age rugby, playing up to under-20 level. A serious back and neck injury sustained while playing for Zebre against his old side Connacht at the
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in the pool stages. He started and played the full 80 minutes of all
Ireland's games as they finished fourth in the tournament. In the
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After arriving in New
Zealand, Gaffney began playing for amateur side Zingari-Richmond in the Dunedin Premier. He was invited to
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for his fifth and sixth year. Gaffney returned to his home city for his third level education, studying commerce and French at
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had previously been head coach of
Connacht. Gaffney made his debut for the team on 2 September 2017 against the
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games, serving as a ball boy until the age of 13. Gaffney played rugby in school, playing for the Bish in the
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638:. Gaffney played in three of the team's five games in the tournament as Ireland finished seventh.
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Gaffney represented
Ireland internationally at under-age level. He made one appearance for the
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at youth level from under-14 grade up. He was signed to the
Connacht academy ahead of the
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in 2013 on the back of his performances for
Cistercian College. Gaffney played for
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February 2018, Gaffney was injured seriously playing against his former team,
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915:"8 new faces in Ireland U20 squad for 2014 Junior World Championship"
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829:"Rugby – Zebre: in gruppo l'irlandese Ciaran Gaffney, Luus si ferma"
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583:. His first try for Zebre came in a Challenge Cup game against
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Gaffney began playing rugby at the age of four, when he joined
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663:"The Future is Bright: Ciaran Gaffney (Second year academy)"
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in his youth career. Gaffney last played for
Italian side
622:. Gaffney made his debut for the under-20 side against
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450:(commonly called "the Bish") in the city for his
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1042:People educated at St Joseph's Patrician College
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1037:People educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea
1062:Irish expatriate rugby union players in Italy
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946:"Ireland U20 Squad Profiles: Ciaran Gaffney"
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745:"Gaffney grabs Zebre chance with both hands"
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559:In August 2017, Gaffney signed for Italian
430:ended his playing career at the age of 23.
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610:in 2014 and 2015. He did not play in the
691:"Five New Recruits For Connacht Academy"
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485:. In addition to rugby, Gaffney played
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375:player from Ireland. He played as a
1022:Alumni of the University of Galway
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72:96.82 kg (15 st 3.5 lb)
64:1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
860:European Professional Club Rugby
855:"Player Archive: Ciaran Gaffney"
722:"Player Profile: Ciaran Gaffney"
473:. He was a frequent attendee of
1047:Sportspeople from Galway (city)
634:named him in the squad for the
353:Correct as of 6 April 2018
285:Correct as of 6 April 2018
200:Correct as of 6 April 2018
614:but was named in the squad by
481:and Cistercian College in the
371:(born 6 May 1995) is a former
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448:St Joseph's Patrician College
534:, he headed to New Zealand.
483:Leinster Senior Schools Cup
479:Connacht Junior Schools Cup
446:. He went to school in the
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801:"Drought ends for Gaffney"
526:game against Irish rivals
489:growing up. He played for
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612:2014 Under-20 Six Nations
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567:. The team's head coach
16:Irish rugby union player
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620:2014 Junior World Cup
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383:, and also played at
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422:and also studied at
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81:St. Joseph's College
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510:Gaffney played for
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671:. 20 November 2015
604:Irish schools team
456:Cistercian College
452:Junior Certificate
416:Cistercian College
110:Rugby union career
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983:Irish Independent
892:Irish Independent
806:Otago Daily Times
778:Irish Independent
753:. 5 December 2017
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608:the under-20 team
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1012:1995 births
951:Irish Rugby
696:Irish Rugby
501:Club career
373:rugby union
339:Ireland U20
323:Ireland U18
120:Position(s)
1006:Categories
833:onrugby.it
642:References
585:Gloucester
471:Galwegians
464:NUI Galway
434:Early life
424:NUI Galway
379:or on the
174:Galwegians
95:NUI Galway
91:University
42:6 May 1995
38:1995-05-06
335:2014–2015
267:2017–2018
250:2015–2017
234:2015–2017
170:2014–2017
56:, Ireland
618:for the
592:Connacht
512:Connacht
506:Connacht
475:Connacht
414:and the
408:the Bish
402:Born in
397:Connacht
377:fullback
313:(Points)
238:Connacht
228:(Points)
164:(Points)
125:Fullback
990:6 April
962:6 April
927:6 April
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813:6 April
785:6 April
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703:6 April
675:6 April
573:Ospreys
544:Dunedin
460:Roscrea
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391:in the
624:France
528:Ulster
495:Galway
444:Galway
440:Dublin
412:Galway
404:Dublin
385:centre
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77:School
69:Weight
61:Height
54:Dublin
920:The42
727:Pro14
565:Zebre
563:side
561:Pro14
555:Zebre
548:Otago
524:Pro12
393:Pro14
389:Zebre
298:Years
271:Zebre
213:Years
149:Years
137:Zebre
992:2018
964:2018
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815:2018
787:2018
759:2018
705:2018
677:2018
581:Agen
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381:wing
346:(10)
319:2013
308:Apps
303:Team
223:Apps
218:Team
185:2017
159:Apps
154:Team
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