Denis Coulson
| Birth name | Denis Coulson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 June 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Michael's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denis Coulson (born 13 June 1994) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays as a prop.
Early life
[edit]Born in Dublin, Coulson was part of the St Michael's College side that won the 2012 Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup.[1]
Grenoble
[edit]Coulson represented Leinster in underage rugby, before accepting an academy contract with French club FC Grenoble in 2014, who were then coached by ex-Leinster player and former St Michael's College head coach Bernard Jackman. He made 39 appearances for the club over three seasons.[2][3][4][5][6]
Connacht
[edit]In August 2017, Irish Pro14 side Connacht announced that they had signed Coulson ahead of the 2017–2018 season.[7] Coulson is an ex-Ireland U20 international.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Irish U-20 prop Coulson thriving in Grenoble". Irish Independent. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Connacht capture Coulson". Planet Rugby. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Connacht snap up Irish prop Denis Coulson from Grenoble". RTÉ. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Contrasting fortunes for Jackson and Olding in France after Belfast rape trial". Irish Times. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Rugby : des joueurs du FC Grenoble soupçonnés de viol après la défaite contre l'UBB". France Bleu. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Irish rugby player questioned in gang rape case". Irish Times. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Prop Coulson 'Hugely Excited' To Return To Ireland With Connacht". IRFU. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Connacht sign prop Denis Coulson". Connacht Rugby. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.