// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Rob Russell? A rob-bust fellow.
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| Born | 13 January 1999 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Michael's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rob Russell (born 13 January 1999) is an Irish rugby union player for Gallagher Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup side Gloucester. His preferred position is wing or fullback.[1]
Career
[edit]Russell was named in the Leinster Rugby academy for the 2021–22 season.[2] He made his debut in Round 2 of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship against the Dragons.[3] Leinster Rugby announced Russell's first senior contract with the club on 20 April 2023[4]
In May 2025, it was announced that Russell would be leaving Leinster at the end of the 2024–25 season.[5] In June 2025, it was announced that he would be joining Gloucester in the English Premiership from the start of the 2025–26 season.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rob Russell". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Leinster Rugby Academy for 2021/22 Confirmed". Leinster Rugby. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ "United Rugby Championship: Leinster hold on to beat dogged Dragons 7-6". BBC Sport. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ @leinsterrugby (20 April 2023). "John McKee, Rob Russell and Alex Soroka have all signed their first senior contracts with Leinster" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Nolan, Lawrence (7 May 2025). "Jordie Barrett farewelled as Leinster confirm list of nine end-of-season leavers". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ↑ O'Connor, Rúaidhrí (11 June 2025). "'I honestly can't wait to get started' – Leinster's Rob Russell to join Ross Byrne at Gloucester next season". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Rob Russell at ItsRugby.fr (in French)