Shamus Hurley-Langton
| Date of birth | 22 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17.6 st; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shamus Hurley-Langton (born 22 April 2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Connacht. He plays as a flanker or number 8.[1]
Career[edit]
Hurley-Langton hails from Taranaki in New Zealand, and represents Old Boys University, Te Kawau RFC and Coastal Rugby.[2][3] Having first been named in the Manawatu squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup as a replacement player following missing out on a contract with Wellington,[4] he won Manawatu's 2020 Rookie of the Year award, and was named in a wider training squad for the Hurricanes.[5] Having made nine appearances in 2020, he made a further nine appearances for Manawatu in 2021, having been named in the squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC.[6] He signed for Connacht ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Shamus Hurley-Langton". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Connacht sign New Zealand back rower Shamus Hurley-Langton". Connacht Rugby. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Shamus Hurley-Langton". Manawatu Turbos. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Manawatū Turbos loosie Shamus Hurley-Langton makes his presence known". Stuff.co.nz. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand back row 'really excited' after joining Connacht". Th42. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Turbos finalised for 2021" (Press release). Manawatu Rugby. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Connacht sign backrow Shamus Hurley-Langton from New Zealand". Irish Times. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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