Devin Toner

Devin Toner
Date of birth (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birthMoynalvey, County Meath, Ireland
Height2.09 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight127 kg (20.0 st; 280 lb)
SchoolCastleknock College
UniversityUniversity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
North Kildare ()
– Lansdowne ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2022 Leinster 280 (20)
Correct as of 20 June 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006 Ireland U21 9
2009–2013 Ireland Wolfhounds 9 (5)
2010–2020 Ireland 70 (10)
Correct as of 23 February 2020

Toner winning a lineout for Ireland against Romania during the 2015 Rugby World Cup

Devin Toner (born 29 June 1986) is a former professional rugby player. He played in the second-row for Ireland and the Irish province Leinster. Measuring 6' 10" in height, he was the tallest player in the Heineken Cup and the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He wore a size 15 (Ireland) boot.[1]

Leinster

The former Castleknock College player established himself as a senior player with Leinster, chalking up more than a century of senior provincial caps. On 27 March 2021, he made his 262nd appearance for Leinster in a victory over Munster in the grand final of the 2020–21 Pro14, exceeding Gordon D'Arcy's provincial appearance record.[2][3]

In March 2022, Toner announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2021-22 season.[4]

Ireland

Toner made his Ireland Wolfhounds debut in the 2009 Churchill Cup against Canada in June 2009, and helped his side win the tournament in Denver with a win against the England Saxons.[5][6]

Toner was selected by Ireland's head coach Declan Kidney to make his International debut for Ireland against Samoa on 13 November 2010 during the 2010 end of year rugby tests.[7] He then came off the bench against New Zealand and Argentina during the following week.[8] Toner was a regular starter for Ireland at lock from 2013 to 2018.[9]

Toner was left out of Joe Schmidt's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, with Schmidt instead selecting Iain Henderson, Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne and James Ryan as locks.[10][11][12] Toner last appeared for Ireland in February 2020 in the Six Nations.[13]

Honours

Leinster
Ireland A

Churchill Cup (1): 2009

Ireland

References

  1. ^ Devin Toner [@DevinToner4] (1 October 2015). "I had given up hope but the squad gift from @jackmc100 proved it could be done! Unreal effort @UGGUK" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Dev strikes the right Tone as he equals D'Arcy's appearance record". The42.ie. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "'It's pretty special' - Devin Toner celebrates Leinster caps record amid glory of PRO14 title win". Independent.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Leinster's most-capped player Devin Toner to retire at the end of the season". The 42. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Ireland 'A' leave it late to down Canada". ESPN. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Irish power past Saxons in Churchill Cup finale". ESPN. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Ireland stutter past Samoa". ESPN. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Ireland make 11 changes for clash with Samoa". RTÉ Sport. 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  9. ^ "Career Figures". espnscrum. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  10. ^ "'He's an absolutely quality person. That was an incredibly tough conversation yesterday' - Joe Schmidt on Toner decision". Irish Independent. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Devin Toner left out of Ireland's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad". Irish Times. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Don't assume you're on the plane' – Devin Toner's advice for Ireland's World Cup hopefuls". Irish Independent. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  13. ^ "DEVIN TONER Ireland". espnscrum. Retrieved 26 February 2022.