Connor Doherty

Connor Doherty
Birth nameConnor Sean Doherty
Date of birth (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthManchester, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
SchoolSt Ambrose College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Sale Sharks 24 (5)
2024–2025 Newcastle Falcons ()
Correct as of 4 June 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 England U18 4 (5)
2019–2020 England U20 7 (5)
Correct as of 30 June 2021

Connor Doherty (born 18 July 2000) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks.[1]

Rugby career

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 aeason.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Connor Doherty". ESPN. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "SHARKS SECURE SIGNATURES OF 4 PROMISING YOUNGSTERS". Sale Sharks. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Sale Sharks: The next generation". Premiership Rugby. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Connor Doherty club statistics". It's Rugby. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England U20 45-26 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. ^ Lorimer, Alan (7 February 2020). "Scotland U20 17 - 21 England". The Scotsman. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Newcastle Falcons bring in centre Connor Doherty from Sale". BBC Sport. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.


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