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Liam Coombes

b. 1997

Irish rugby union player

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About Liam Coombes

Born 1997. Liam Coombes is an Irish rugby union player.

Liam Coombes (born 1 May 1997) is an Irish rugby union player who most recently played as a wing, fullback or centre for United Rugby Championship club Munster.

Early life Born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Coombes first began playing rugby for his local side Skibbereen RFC alongside his cousin, Gavin Coombes, before playing schools rugby for Christian Brothers College during his leaving cert cycle and winning the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup in March 2016 alongside Munster teammate Alex McHenry. Coombes went on to represent Munster at under-18 clubs, under-19, under-20/development and 'A' level.

Munster Having previously been part the sub-academy, Coombes joined the Munster academy ahead of the 2017–18 season. Coombes made his full senior debut for Munster in their 2018–19 Pro14 fixture against South African side Cheetahs on 4 November 2018, having been drafted into the starting XV late on after Sammy Arnold failed to recover from concussion, and scored his first try for the province in their 30–26 away win. Coombes joined the Munster senior squad on a one-year contract ahead of the 2020–21 season and extended that deal by a further year in February 2021. He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2022. Upon the completion of his contract Coombes departed the Munster team in 2025.

Ireland Coombes was called up to the Ireland Under-20 squad for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship after an injury suffered by fellow Munster colleague Colm Hogan, and he went on to start against New Zealand Under-20.

Honours

Christian Brothers College Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup: Winner (1): 2016

Munster United Rugby Championship Winner (1): 2022–23 Winner Munster Senior Cup 2018 with Garryowen FC Winner of Bateman Cup 2019 with Garryowen FC

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Who is Liam Coombes?

Irish rugby union player

When was Liam Coombes born?

Liam Coombes was born on 1 May 1997 in Skibbereen.

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Liam Coombes is a rugby union player.

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Liam Coombes is Irish.

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· Wikipedia: Liam Coombes

· Wikidata: Q58215963

· DBpedia: Liam Coombes

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