Connor Doherty
| Born | Connor Sean Doherty 18 July 2000 Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Ambrose College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connor Doherty (born 18 July 2000) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Newcastle Falcons.[1]
Rugby career
[edit | edit source]Doherty was educated at Saint Ambrose College.[2][3] He started playing rugby as a junior at Altrincham Kersal.[4] He joined the academy of Sale Sharks and in November 2017 made his professional club debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Worcester Warriors at the age of seventeen.[5]
Doherty was part of the England Sevens side who won a silver medal at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in The Bahamas.[4] He was a member of the England under-20 squad that finished fifth at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[6] The following year saw him score the winning try against Scotland during the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[7]
On 23 May 2024, Doherty would join Premiership rivals Newcastle Falcons on a season-long loan for the 2024-25 season.[8] Doherty then re-signed with the Falcons for the 2025-26 season.
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