Fionn Carr

Fionn Carr (born 17 December 1985) is an Irish rugby union player. Carr currently plays for Connacht, who play in the RaboDirect Pro12 competition. Carr has represented Ireland at Schools, Under 19 and Under 21 level, as well as at international 'A' level. He plays primarily as a winger but can also play at fullback.

Youth

Carr started playing rugby with Naas at underage levels. At school level Carr played for Newbridge College. While at Newbridge, Carr played for the junior cup team once, and the senior cup team twice. Carr subsequently won a rugby scholarship to University College Dublin where he studied Arts. He left the UCD rugby team in his second year of college and joined Blackrock College.

Professional Club Career

Leinster

Carr played once for Leinster during the 2007-08 Celtic League, starting on the wing against Glasgow Warriors.

Move to Connacht

After finishing in UCD, Carr signed for the western province of Connacht. He was the top try-scorer for Connacht during the 2008-09 Celtic League campaign, scoring 8 tries in the league. This tally put him one behind the top try-scorer Thom Evans. He also scored 3 tries for the team in 6 appearances in the 2008-09 European Challenge Cup. He ended his first stint at Connacht with 34 tries, 22 of them in the league and 12 in the Challenge Cup. This made him the province's all-time top try-scorer. He left Connacht to rejoin his native province of Leinster.