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who had recently been promoted to
Division 1A of the All- reland League. O'Donnell played with the Pirates when available, but also missed league matches to play with the Connacht Eagles. In January 2018, he made his return to the senior Connacht team when he featured from the bench against
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Challenge Cup.
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In O'Donnell's first season in the academy, injuries to first team players led to him making several appearances for the senior team. He made his debut against
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not being a traditional rugby school. O'Donnell made five appearances for the schools team. He went on to play for the
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on 3 October 2015. His
European debut came on 14 November 2015, when he was part of the squad that traveled to
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O'Donnell has appeared on multiple podcasts around the world. Most recently "The Petey
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in the
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in Sligo town and played rugby for the school team. He received his third level education in
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O'Donnell has represented
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At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, his final year in the academy, O'Donnell joined
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After the conclusion of the 2019 Super Rugby season, O'Donnell moved to
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1211:"Ireland Under-20s can call upon a physically imposing pack in 2016"
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1090:"Irish prop O'Donnell features in Kiwi side's Mitre 10 Cup squad"
827:"A Sligo 19-year-old could make his Connacht debut this weekend"
771:"NUIG student, Conan O'Donnell, is answering Ireland's call"
712:"The Future Is Bright: Conán O Donnell (First year academy)"
1062:"Connacht prop O'Donnell joins Japanese Super Rugby outfit"
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in May 2019, O'Donnell left the province to join
Japanese
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1239:"Ireland Squad Named For World Rugby U-20 Championship"
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101:117 kg (18.4 st; 258 lb)
665:. O'Donnell was subsequently named in
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951:. 18 December 2015. Archived from
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883:"Player Archive: Conan O'Donnell"
860:"Player Profile: Conan O'Donnell"
353:Correct as of 12 August 2023
1335:University of Galway RFC players
888:European Professional Club Rugby
536:to receive an academy contract.
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221:Correct as of 29 July 2022
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471:. He first played rugby with
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601:for the remainder of the
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1280:Ireland under-20 profile
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587:Upon the conclusion of
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1340:Buccaneers RFC players
557:European Challenge Cup
459:O'Donnell was born in
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671:2015 Junior World Cup
497:university rugby team
651:Ireland schools team
360:International career
983:. 14 September 2017
751:. 22 September 2016
720:. 11 September 2015
503:Professional career
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980:Athlone Advertiser
923:. 10 November 2015
655:Summerhill College
518:All-Ireland League
489:Summerhill College
437:Conán F. O'Donnell
126:Rugby union career
110:Summerhill College
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1350:Sunwolves players
1219:. 26 January 2016
1011:. 8 December 2017
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669:'s squad for the
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653:in 2014, despite
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1130:13 February
1008:Irish Rugby
948:Irish Rugby
920:Irish Rugby
748:Rugby World
685:Discography
635:Highlanders
615:New Zealand
609:New Zealand
603:2019 season
596:Super Rugby
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407:Ireland U20
391:Ireland U18
307:Highlanders
136:Position(s)
54:23 May 1996
1294:Categories
693:References
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568:Buccaneers
553:Enisei-STM
526:NUI Galway
493:NUI Galway
473:Strandhill
455:Early life
208:Buccaneers
193:NUI Galway
120:NUI Galway
116:University
50:1996-05-23
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599:Sunwolves
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381:(Points)
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1074:7 May
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