Cormac Daly

Cormac Daly
Born (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998
Kilcock, Kildare, Ireland
Height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Current team Red Hurricanes Osaka
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022–2023 Randwick
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2021 Connacht 0 (0)
2024 Reds 8 (0)
2024–2026 Yokohama Canon Eagles 23 (20)
2026– Red Hurricanes Osaka 0 (0)
Correct as of 15 May 2026
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Ireland U20 4 (0)
Correct as of 3 March 2024

Cormac Daly (born 1 May 1998) is an Irish rugby union player, who plays for the Reds. His preferred position is lock.[2]

Early career

Daly is from Kilcock, County Kildare and played his club rugby for North Kildare and Navan. He progressed through the age groups at Leinster, before joining the Connacht academy.[3] He represented Ireland U20 in 2018.[4]

Career

Daly spent 3 years in the Connacht academy, before joining Rugby United New York ahead of the 2020 Major League Rugby season,[5] however the move was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He signed a short-term deal with Connacht in late-2020, but didn't make an appearance, continuing to represent club side Clontarf.[6] In 2023 he moved to Australia, to represent Randwick before earning a Super Rugby contract for 2024.[7] Daly was named in the Reds squad ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.[8] He made his debut in Round 1 of the season against the Waratahs.[9]

In August 2026, Daly transferred to Red Hurricanes Osaka in the second division.[1][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "レッドハリケーンズ大阪、2026–27シーズン新加入選手および退団選手(追加)のお知らせ" [Red Hurricanes Osaka Announces New Players Joining and Departing Players (Additional) for the 2026–27 Season]. league-one.jp (in Japanese). Japan Rugby League One. 25 August 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Cormac Daly". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kilcock to Queensland: Cormac Daly Poised For SuperRugby Debut". Balls.ie. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "9 Ulster players named in Ireland U20 squad for upcoming Six Nations". Ulster Rugby. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "RUNY sign Ireland U20 lock Cormac Daly". Americas Rugby News. 9 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Cormac Daly joins Connacht on short-term deal". Connacht Rugby. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Luck of the Irish: Recruit Cormac Daly is Randwick's 1280 minute man". Rugby News. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Reds 2024 Super Rugby Pacific squad announced" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Les is More as Queensland Reds down Waratahs in high-scoring contest". Rugby.com.au. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "レッドハリケーンズ大阪にセタ・タマニバルら4名が移籍" [Four players, including Seta Tamanibal, have transferred to Red Hurricanes Osaka]. Rugby Republic (in Japanese). 25 August 2026.