Jack Carty (rugby union)

Jack Carty (born 31 August 1992) is a rugby union player from Athlone in Ireland. His primary position is at fly-half. He plays for the provincial team Connacht Rugby in the Pro12. He plays his club rugby for Buccaneers.

Youth

Carty attended the Marist College in Athlone, and attended NUIG for his third level education. Before becoming a professional rugby player, Carty played a number of sports, including gaelic football and soccer, and had a trial with English football club Southampton F.C..^[1]

In his early career with Connacht, Carty primarily featured for the province's secondary team the Connacht Eagles, playing in the British and Irish Cup. In the 2013-14 season, Carty regularly served as the team's captain.

Professional career

Connacht

Despite still being in the Connacht academy, Carty made his first appearance for the senior Connacht team on 21 September 2012, in a match against the Glasgow Warriors in the 2012–13 Pro12. He was a replacement at fullback for Gavin Duffy, coming on after 28 minutes.^[2] His next game for came on 4 October 2013 when he made a substitute appearance against Italian team Benetton Treviso. On 27 December that year, he made his third appearance for the team, against inter-provincial rivals Munster.^[3]

Carty made his first start for Connacht on 4 January 2014, when he played at fly-half against the reigning Pro12 and Amlin Cup champions Leinster, in another derby.^[4] On 11 January, he played his first European match for the province, starting in their 2013–14 Heineken Cup match with Zebre, kicking 2 penalties and 2 conversions.^[5] In February that year, Carty signed his first professional contract with Connacht.^[6]

International

Carty has represented Ireland at various under-age levels internationally. He was named in the Ireland Under-20s team and represented them at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.^[1]

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