Declan Cusack
| Date of birth | 28 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14.5 st; 203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Declan Cusack (born 28 April 1988) is an Irish rugby union player, who is currently a player–coach at English North 1 East club York. He normally plays as a fly-half but has occasionally played as a centre.
Munster
[edit]He made his debut for Munster against Connacht on 18 April 2010, starting at fly-half.[1] He was part of the Munster A team that lost to Cornish Pirates in the final of 2009–10 British and Irish Cup in May 2010.[2] On 27 April 2012, Cusack came off the bench for Munster A in their 31–12 2011–12 British and Irish Cup Final victory against Cross Keys.[3] On 5 May 2012, Cusack came off the bench for Munster in the last league fixture of the 2011–12 season against Ulster and scored his first points for the province, a conversion of Munster's fourth try. It was announced on 3 May 2012 that Cusack would leave Munster at the end of the 2011–12 season.[4][clarification needed]
Gernika RT
[edit]Cusack made six starts for Basque side Gernika RT in the 2012–13 European Challenge Cup, scoring 50 points.
Plymouth Albion
[edit]He recently signed a short-term contract with RFU Championship side Plymouth Albion until the end of the 2012–13 season. He also joined the Plymouth squad for the 2013–14 season.
Doncaster
[edit]Cusack joined another RFU Championship side, Doncaster R.F.C, at the beginning of the 2015–16 season. Whilst at Doncaster, Cusack played a single match on loan to Leicester Tigers during the 2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup.[5] He moved on to become a player-coach at York RUFC at the end of the 2018–2019 season.
York
[edit]Having previously coached at Doncaster, Cusack joined York as a player-coach ahead of the 2019–20 season. York won North 1 East in the 2019–20 season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Old Dogs Lead The Way Down The Hard Road". munsterrugby.ie. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "British & Irish Cup Defeat". munsterrugby.ie. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Munster Prove Too Strong". munsterrugby.ie. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Cusack looks to life after Munster". limerickleader.ie. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Harry Simmons starts at scrum-half as Leicester Tigers make changes ahead of visit to Wasps". Leicester Mercury. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.