Robin Copeland
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| Born | 23 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kilkenny College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Dublin Business School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robin Copeland (born 23 October 1987) is an Irish rugby union player for Soyaux Angoulême. He plays primarily as a number 8, but has occasionally played as a flanker and lock.
Career
[edit | edit source]Cardiff Blues
[edit | edit source]Copeland joined Cardiff Blues at the beginning of the 2012–13 season.[1]
Munster
[edit | edit source]Copeland joined Irish province Munster in July 2014 on a two-year contract.[2][3] He made his debut for Munster on 12 September 2014, starting against Benetton.[4][5] He scored his first try for Munster in the game against Leinster on 4 October 2014.[6] He came on against Saracens in Round 2 of the Champions Cup on 24 October 2014.[7] Copeland was ruled out for the remainder of the 2014–15 season in February 2015, following a shoulder injury that required stabilisation surgery.[8] He made his return on 5 September 2015.[9] In December 2015, Copeland signed a two-year contract extension with Munster.[10] On 11 November 2016, Copeland won the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's historic 27–14 win against the Māori All Blacks.[11] Copeland left Munster at the end of the 2017–18 season.[12]
Connacht
[edit | edit source]Copeland joined Munster's Pro14 rivals Connacht on a two-year contract at the beginning of the 2018–19 season.[13]
Soyaux Angoulême
[edit | edit source]Copeland joined French Pro D2 club Soyaux Angoulême on a three-year contract from the 2020–21 season.[14]
Ireland
[edit | edit source]On 14 January 2014, Copeland was named in the preliminary 44-man squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship.[15] He made his debut for Ireland Wolfhounds when he started for them in their friendly against England Saxons on 25 January 2014.[16] On 27 January 2014, Copeland was named in Ireland's 34-man squad for the opening two fixtures of the 2014 Six Nations Championship.[17] Copeland was selected in the Emerging Ireland squad on 26 May 2014.[18] He started against Russia in their first 2014 IRB Nations Cup match on 13 June 2014, scoring a try.[19] Copeland came off the bench in their second game against Uruguay on 18 June 2014.[20] He started in the 31–10 win Romania on 22 June 2014, scoring a try in the win that secured the 2014 IRB Nations Cup for Emerging Ireland.[21] Copeland was named Player of the Tournament for the 2014 IRB Nations Cup.[22] Copeland made his senior debut for Ireland on 16 November 2014, coming off the bench in the 49–7 win against Georgia during the 2014 November Tests.[23]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Munster A
[edit | edit source]- British and Irish Cup
- Winner (1): (2016–17)
Emerging Ireland
[edit | edit source]- World Rugby Nations Cup
- Winner (1): (2014)
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Cardiff Blues Profile
- Munster Profile
- Connacht Profile
- Ireland Profile
- Robin Copeland at European Professional Club RugbyLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Pro14 Profile
- Living people
- 1987 births
- People educated at Kilkenny College
- Alumni of Dublin Business School
- Rugby union players from County Wexford
- Irish rugby union players
- Plymouth Albion R.F.C. players
- Rotherham Titans players
- Cardiff Rugby players
- Munster Rugby players
- Connacht Rugby players
- Ireland Wolfhounds international rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union flankers
- Irish expatriate rugby union players in France
- Irish expatriate rugby union players in Wales
- Irish expatriate rugby union players in England
- Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente players
- People from Wexford, County Wexford