Tadhg Furlong

Tadhg Vincent Furlong (born 14 November 1992) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team.

Early life
Furlong comes from a farming family in the parish of Horeswood in County Wexford. He started his rugby playing underage at New Ross RFC in County Wexford.

Furlong also played Gaelic football and Hurling for Horeswood.

Club career
Furlong made his senior debut for Leinster Rugby in November 2013 as a replacement against the Dragons. He was part of the Leinster A team which won the 2013–14 British and Irish Cup. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Furlong was promoted from the Leinster Academy to the senior squad.

In 2021 Furlong was selected to World Rugby's Dream Team of the Year.

Ireland
Furlong made his Ireland senior debut on 29 August 2015 against Wales in a warm-up game for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was named in the Ireland squad for the World Cup on 1 September 2015. In November 2016, Furlong started for Ireland in the Autumn Internationals, including the historical victory over New Zealand on 15 November 2016. He also played for Ireland in the 2017 Six Nations Championship.

British & Irish Lions
Furlong was selected in Warren Gatland's squad for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. He started all three test matches in the drawn series.

On 6 May 2021, Furlong was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.

Honours

 * Individual
 * 3× World Rugby Men's 15s Dream Team of the Year: 2021, 2022, 2023


 * Ireland
 * 3× Six Nations Championship: 2018, 2023, 2024
 * 2× Grand Slam: 2018, 2023
 * 3× Triple Crown: 2018, 2022, 2023


 * Leinster
 * 4× Pro12: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
 * 1× European Rugby Champions Cup: 2018

Personal life
Furlong married his long term partner Aine Lacey in 2023. His father died in December 2023 from cancer.