Craig Casey

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Craig Casey
Date of birth (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 24)
Place of birthLimerick, Ireland
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight76 kg (12.0 st; 168 lb)
SchoolArdscoil Rís
Notable relative(s)Mossy Lawler (uncle)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Shannon ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019– Munster 52 (62)
Correct as of 15 October 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Ireland U20 7 (15)
2021– Ireland 5 (0)
Correct as of 27 February 2022

Craig Casey (born 19 April 1999) is an Irish rugby union player for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Munster. Internationally, Casey made his senior debut for Ireland in 2021. He plays as a scrum-half and represents Shannon in the All-Ireland League.

Early life

Born in Limerick, Casey captained Ardscoil Rís to the semi-finals of the 2017 Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup,[2] and his performances saw him named in the Munster Schools top XV for 2017,[3] as well as earning representation for Munster and Ireland at under-18 level.[2] He is the nephew of former Shannon and Munster player Mossy Lawler.[1]

Munster

Casey joined the Munster academy ahead of the 2017–18 season,[4] and won the John McCarthy Award for Academy Player of the Year in April 2019.[5] Casey made his senior competitive debut for Munster in their 27–14 win against Connacht in round 21 of the 2018–19 Pro14 on 27 April 2019. Casey had been a late call-up to the bench for Munster after the starting scrum-half, Conor Murray, withdrew during the warm-up and Neil Cronin was promoted to the starting XV.[6] He joined the provinces senior squad ahead of the 2019–20 season on a development contract, before progressing to a full contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.[7]

Casey made his first start for Munster in their 19–14 away win against Connacht in round 8 of the 2019–20 Pro14 on 21 December 2019,[8] and he made his European debut for the province in their 39–22 defeat away to French club Racing 92 in round 5 of the 2019–20 Champions Cup on 12 January 2020.[9] One week later, Casey scored his first try for Munster in their 33–6 win against Welsh side Ospreys, in what was the provinces final pool fixture of the 2019–20 Champions Cup.[10] He signed a two-year contract extension with the province in February 2021.[11] Casey's performances for Munster throughout the 2020–21 season saw him win the clubs Young Player of the Year award.[12] Casey was selected in the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship dream team following his performances for Munster during that season.[13]

Casey signed a three-year contract extension with Munster in September 2022,[14] and earned his 50th cap for the province when he started in their 21–5 home win against Italian side Zebre Parma in round three of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship on 1 October 2022.[15]

Ireland

Casey had been in contention for selection for Ireland under-20s during 2018, but a series of injuries ruled him out.[2] Having overcome his injury issues, Casey was named as vice-captain in the under-20s squad for the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[16] and made three appearances, scoring two tries, during the tournament, which saw Ireland secure a grand slam victory for the first time since 2007.[17][18][19][20] He was retained as vice-captain in the under-20s squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship when it was confirmed in May 2019.[21]

When head coach Andy Farrell announced the Ireland squad for their two remaining 2020 Six Nations Championship fixtures in October, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Casey was one of six players who, though not being called up to the squad, would train alongside it.[22] Casey earned his first senior international call up in January 2021, when Andy Farrell announced the Ireland squad for the 2021 Six Nations Championship,[23] and he made his senior debut against Italy in round 3 on 27 February 2021, coming on as a replacement for Jamison Gibson-Park in Ireland's 48–10 away win. Ireland captain Johnny Sexton remarked after the game that Casey's attitude reminded him of former England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson.[24]

Casey made his first start for Ireland in their mid-year test against the United States on 10 July 2021, which Ireland won 71–10,[25] and featured off the bench in the 53–7 win against Argentina in Ireland's final fixture of the 2021 Autumn Nations Series on 21 November.[26] Casey's only appearance in the 2022 Six Nations Championship came as a replacement during Ireland's 57–6 home win against Italy on 27 February.[27] Ireland went to claim the Triple Crown after defeating Scotland 26–5 at home in the final round of the tournament on 19 March.[28]

Casey was selected in the squad for the 2022 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand,[29] and started in the uncapped match against the Māori All Blacks on 29 June, which ended in a 32–17 defeat for Ireland.[30]

Statistics

International analysis by opposition

Against Played Won Lost Drawn Tries Points % Won
 Argentina 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
 Italy 2 2 0 0 0 0 100
 Japan 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
 United States 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
Total 5 5 0 0 0 0 100

Correct as of 27 February 2022[31]

Honours

Ireland under-20s

Ireland

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "'Craig is such a great talent' - 20-year-old Casey gets Munster debut". The42. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Munster scrum-half Casey ready for big chance after 14-month injury hell". The42. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Outstanding PBC centre French leads the way for class of 2017". Irish Independent. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Getting To Know Our New Academy Recruits". Munster Rugby. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "O'Mahony Named Munster Player Of The Year". Munster Rugby. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Report | Munster Set Up Benetton Quarter-Final". Munster Rugby. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Beirne And Casey Commit To Province". Munster Rugby. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Report | Munster Win At The Sportsground". Munster Rugby. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Report | Late Tries Deny Munster In Paris". Munster Rugby. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Report | Five-Try Win For Munster Over Ospreys". Munster Rugby. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Player Contract Extensions Confirmed". Munster Rugby. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Munster Rugby Awards 2021". Munster Rugby. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Craig Casey & Jean Kleyn On URC Dream Team". Munster Rugby. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Player Contract Extensions Confirmed". Munster Rugby. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Report | Munster Beat Zebre At Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Hawkshaw To Captain Ireland Under-20s As Squad Is Announced". Irish Rugby. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Foley Try Seals Unforgettable Cork Debut For Ireland Under-20s". Irish Rugby. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Ireland Under-20s Stay Top After Bonus Point Raid In Rieti". Irish Rugby. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Ireland Under-20s Dethrone France To Guarantee Six Nations Title Win". Irish Rugby. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Ireland Under-20s Complete Grand Slam Mission With Bonus Point Flourish". Irish Rugby. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Ireland U-20 Squad Confirmed Ahead of Departure to Argentina". Irish Rugby. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Farrell includes six uncapped players in Ireland squad as Sexton retains captaincy". The42. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Uncapped Casey and O'Toole included in Ireland's Six Nations squad". The42. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  24. ^ "'His attitude reminds me of what I read about Wilkinson' - Casey and Baird debut". The42. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  25. ^ "Ten-try Ireland cruise past USA as Ronan Kelleher scores four and debutants shine". RTÉ Sport. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Farrell's Ireland finish autumn in style with battering of Argentina". The42. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  27. ^ "Ireland rack up 57 points after red card forces Italy down to 13 players". The42. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  28. ^ "Ireland claim Triple Crown by beating Scots as all eyes now turn towards Paris". The42. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  29. ^ "Andy Farrell Names 40-Player Squad For New Zealand Tour". Munster Rugby. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  30. ^ "Ireland's tour gets off to a terrible start after Maori All Blacks stun visitors". The42. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  31. ^ Craig Casey, ESPN Scrum 28 February 2021

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