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Chay Mullins (born 23 January 2002) is a rugby union player who plays for Connacht Rugby and the Ireland national rugby sevens team.
| Date of birth | 23 January 2002[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (15.0 st; 209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Bristol, Mullins attended St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School and graduated from SGS Filton.[3][4]
Mullins played domestic rugby as part of the Bristol Rugby academy before playing in the Irish Division 2B of the Energia All-Ireland League with Galway Corinthians RFC.[4] In May 2024, he signed professional contract with Connacht Rugby.[5]
Mullins was part of the Irish U20 side that won a grand slam at the 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[4]
In 2022, he joined up with the Ireland national rugby sevens team and was part of the bronze medal-winning squad at the Rugby Sevens World Cup in September 2022 in South Africa.[6][7]
He continued to be part of the Ireland 7s during the 2023 SVNS series.[8] He was part of the Irish team that won the Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series trophy in July 2023, scoring a last minute try against Great Britain in their final match in Hamburg to ensure Ireland finished top of the standings.[9]
In June 2024, he was confirmed in the Ireland 7s squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10] Mullins scored 2 tries in Pool game against Japan and Quarter-Final match against Fiji.
Mullins is eligible to play for Ireland through his grandmother who was from Cavan and his grandfather Richard, who was from County Meath.[4]
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