Conor Keys (born 9 July 1996) is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a lock represents Canada internationally.[1] He currently plays for New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States.
| Full name | Conor Harris Keys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stittsville, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 260 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was included in the Canadian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[2][3]
Career
editHe made his international debut for Canada against Chile on 11 February 2017.[4] He made his first World Cup match appearance against Italy on 26 September 2019 in Canada's opening match of the tournament in Pool B. The match ended up in a losing cause for Canada, 48–7.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 March 2020
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| MLR 2020 | Rugby ATL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Honours
edit- New England Free Jacks
References
edit- ^ "Conor Keys". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Rugby Canada announces 2019 Rugby World Cup Team; Final warm-up test match against USA set to take place September 7th at BC Place Stadium". Rugby Canada. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "ROSTER UPDATE: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019". Rugby Canada. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Canada v Chile". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Italy thrash Canada to collect second bonus-point win". The Independent. 2019-09-26. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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