Eoin McKeon

Eoin McKeon (born 23 June 1991) is a rugby union player from Ireland. He primarily played in the back row. McKeon played for his native province of Connacht in the Pro14 from 2010 to 2020. He played his club rugby for Galwegians.

Early life McKeon grew up in Galway, and was a fan of Galwegians from a young age. He has stated that Eric Elwood, later his coach at Connacht, was one of his heroes growing up. McKeon went to secondary school in Coláiste Iognáid in the city, and was later a student in NUI Galway, the local university. McKeon's is a second cousin of Conor McKeon, another Connacht player.

Connacht Having played for All-Ireland League club Galwegians, and been part of the province's academy, McKeon made his Connacht debut in the 2009–10 Celtic League. On 25 April 2010, away to Welsh side Scarlets in one of the last games of the season, McKeon came on as a replacement flanker. In the 2010–11 season, Eric Elwood took over as head coach and over the course of the season McKeon started two matches for the province.

McKeon played in only four of Connacht's matches in the 2011–12 Pro 12 (the new name for the league), all of them as a replacement,

In the 2012–13 season, McKeon played far more regularly for the team, playing in 17 matches in the 2012–13 Pro 12, 16 of these being starts. He also scored his first try for the team, crossing the line for Connacht in the game at home to Zebre in the league. McKeon made his 50th senior appearance for the side on 26 September 2014 against Glasgow Warriors as Connacht's winning start was brought to an end.

International McKeon represented Ireland at under-age international level, including playing for the Irish Under-20 team. He was part of the Irish squad for the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.