Aaron Sexton (born 24 August 2000) is an Irish rugby union player who plays wing or fullback for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship
| Date of birth | 24 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14.8 st; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bangor Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sexton is also a track sprinter, winning the 2018 and 2019 All-Ireland Schools Championships in both the 100m and 200m, representing Bangor Grammar School. In 2019 Sexton also broke the all-Ireland schools record in both events with times of 10.43 for the 100m and 20.69 for the 200m.[2][3]
He played for Ulster "A" in the 2018–19 Celtic Cup, scoring seven tries in six games,[4] and was named Ulster "A" player of the Year in the 2019 Ulster Rugby Awards.[5] He joined the Ulster academy ahead of the 2019–20 season, committing himself full-time to rugby.[4] He made his senior debut as a replacement against Edinburgh in November 2020.[6][7] In January 2021 he signed a development contract, to be upgraded to a senior contract after one season.[8] He was selected for the Ireland national rugby sevens team for the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco in July 2021,[9] helping the team qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.[10] He made two senior appearances for Ulster in the 2021–22 season,[1] scoring a try against Cardiff in March 2022.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Playing statistics at itsrugby.co.uk
- ^ “Ulster rugby star breaks 100m and 200m records”, Balls.ie, 19 May 2019.
- ^ Tullamore, Ian O'Riordan in. "Aaron Sexton lives up to billing with display of frightening speed in Tullamore". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Abbey Insurance Ulster Academy 2019/20 Squad Announced", Ulster Rugby, 20 June 2019
- ^ Darren Fullerton, "2019 Ulster Rugby Awards: Retiring captain Rory Best is named Heineken Personality of the Year", Belfast Live, 9 May 2019
- ^ "Edinburgh 14-43 Ulster: Eighth win takes Irish province top of Conference A". BBC Sport. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Ulster 2020-21 - Who Did What?, The Front Row Union, 12 August 2021
- ^ "Ulster announce four contract extensions as Dan McFarland organises squad for future campaign", Belfast Telegraph, 25 January 2021
- ^ "Sexton named in Ireland Squad For World Rugby Sevens Repechage", Ulster Rugby, 11 June 2021
- ^ "Olympic Repechage: Ireland, France and Russia sevens qualify in Monaco", World Rugby, 20 June 2021
- ^ "Seven try Ulster swat aside Cardiff to go top of URC table", The Irish Times, 4 March 2022