Peter Bracken

For rugby player of the early 1950s, see Peter Bracken (rugby league).
Peter Bracken
Full name Peter Bracken
Date of birth (1977-12-01) 1 December 1977
Place of birth Tullamore, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 118 kilograms (18 st 8 lb)
School St. Andrew's College, Dublin
Rugby union career
Current status
Position(s) Prop
Playing career
Position Prop
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Tullamore
UL Bohemians R.F.C.Galwegians
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2001-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009
2009-2010
2010-2011		 Connacht
London Wasps
Bristol
Harlequins
Dragons
Carcassonne		 38
51
14

4		 (5)
(5)
(0)

(0)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2006
2003-07
2006-2007		 Barbarians
Ireland A
Ireland
5
(0)

Peter Bracken (born 1 December 1977) is a rugby union coach and former player. He played as a prop, primarily at tighthead.

In his formative rugby years he played for Tullamore RFC and also at St. Andrew's College, Dublin, which he attended on Scholarship.

Bracken initially begun his career with Munster Rugby and Bohemians RFC, and later joined Connacht Rugby for whom he played with for five seasons. During this time, he also featured in the AIL with Galwegians RFC. In 2005, he moved to the English Premiership to play for London Wasps, who, with Bracken, won an Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2006, and a Heineken Cup in 2007. Bracken featured heavily in the campaign and came on as a substitute in the final as Wasps defeated Leicester Tigers 25-9. He joined Bristol Rugby in 2007, although injury limited the number of games he played, and was subsequently released in January 2009.[1] He joined Harlequins for the remainder of the 2008-2009 season,[2] before joining Newport Gwent Dragons in October 2009. His final season as a professional was in the French D2 with US Carcassonne in 2010-11.

Following his retirement from professional rugby, Bracken became heavily involved with rugby coaching and is an IRFU Elite Coach. He has been involved with multiple amateur and professional teams as a scrum coach, such as with Boston Irish Wolfhounds in the United States' Rugby Super League, Connemara RFC in the AIL,[3] and the Irish women's team. He also provides specialised scrum coaching and analysis through his company, The Scrum Doctor.[4]

Achievements

Bracken has represented the Barbarians, playing against England in May 2006.[5] He was a member of the Irish squads on their tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2006,[6] and their 2007 tour of Argentina,[7] as well as the extended squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

He has previously been capped by Ireland A, schoolboys and at under-18 levels.[8]

As a coach, he was a member of the Irish women's back-room team during their fourth-place finish in the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, and during Ireland's Six Nations Championship victory in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ Bristol Rugby announce Peter Bracken leaving
  2. ↑ Harlequins announce signing of Peter Bracken
  3. ↑ http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/peter-bracken-connemara-33-26779777.html Peter Bracken (Connemara, 33)
  4. ↑ the-scrum-doctor.com The Scrum Doctor official page
  5. ↑ Three Irish In Baa-Baas Squad
  6. ↑ Bracken to tour Australia & New Zealand with Ireland
  7. ↑ Bracken in Ireland Squad for Argentina
  8. ↑ http://www.connemararfc.ie/2011/07/introducing-peter-bracken-head-coach/ Introducing Peter Bracken as Head Coach

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