Gavin Mullin
_(cropped).jpg) Mullin in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st; 200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Brendan Mullin (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "2017/18 Leinster Rugby Academy Roster Announced - Leinster Rugby". Leinsterrugby.ie. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Leinster report clean bill of health after Zebre win". Rte.ie. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ https://www.the42.ie/gavin-mullin-ireland-7s-5443663-May2021/ [bare URL]
- ^ Fallon, John (7 June 2018). "Ireland U20s slump to first loss to Georgia". Rte.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Ireland Sevens Squads Confirmed For 2024 Paris Olympics". Irish Rugby. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Ireland - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Leinster Academy Profile
- Pro14 Profile
- Gavin Mullin at ESPNscrum
- Gavin Mullin at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Gavin Mullin at Olympics.com
- Gavin Mullin at Olympedia
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People educated at Blackrock College
- Rugby union players from Dublin (city)
- Irish rugby union players
- University College Dublin R.F.C. players
- Leinster Rugby players
- Rugby union centres
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Ireland
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Ireland international rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics