Shamus Hurley-Langton
Date of birth (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000
Place of birthTaranaki, New Zealand
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight108 kg (17.0 st; 238 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number 8
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2022 Manawatu 18 (15)
2022– Connacht 27 (20)
Correct as of 10 December 2023

Shamus Hurley-Langton (born 22 April 2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Connacht. He plays as a flanker or number 8.[1]

Career

Hurley-Langton hails from Taranaki in New Zealand, and represents Old Boys Marist.[2][3] Having first been named in the Manawatu squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup as a replacement player following missing out on a contract with Wellington,[4] he won Manawatu's 2020 Rookie of the Year award, and was named in a wider training squad for the Hurricanes.[5] Having made nine appearances in 2020, he made a further nine appearances for Manawatu in 2021, having been named in the squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC.[6] He signed for Connacht ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship.[7]

References

  1. "Shamus Hurley-Langton". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. "Connacht sign New Zealand back rower Shamus Hurley-Langton". Connacht Rugby. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. "Shamus Hurley-Langton". Manawatu Turbos. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. "Manawatū Turbos loosie Shamus Hurley-Langton makes his presence known". Stuff.co.nz. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. "New Zealand back row 'really excited' after joining Connacht". Th42. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. "Turbos finalised for 2021" (Press release). Manawatu Rugby. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. "Connacht sign backrow Shamus Hurley-Langton from New Zealand". Irish Times. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.


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