Irish rugby union player
Rugby player
Gavin Mullin (born 29 November 1997) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays as a centre and represents UCD in the All-Ireland League . His father is former Ireland international Brendan Mullin .
Early life
Like his father, Mullin attended Blackrock College , winning a Leinster Schools Junior Cup medal in 2013. He was also a member of the school's unsuccessful 2016 Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup side.[citation needed ]
Leinster
Mullin joined the Leinster Rugby academy ahead of the 2017–18 season, going on to make his debut for the senior team later that season against Zebre , along with several other academy squad members.[ 1] [ 2] He was released by Leinster after three seasons.[ 3]
International
Mullin played seven times for the Ireland U-20s across the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship . Mullin was part of the team that lost against hosts the Georgia U-20s , for the first ever time, resulting in a then joint-worst ever finish of ninth at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship .[ 4]
Mullin has also played for the Ireland national rugby sevens team . He was a member of the team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also competed for Ireland in rugby sevens events at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris .[ 5] [ 6]
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