Tadhg Furlong Signs Three-Year IRFU Contract

Leinster and Ireland international tight-head prop Tadhg Furlong has signed a three-year IRFU contract to remain with the Irish province up to June 2021.

It has been an incredible year for the Leinster Youths product, starting every game during the 2017 Six Nations Championship and all three Test matches against New Zealand for the British & Irish Lions.

Furlong began his career in the green shirt against Wales during the 2015 Summer Series before being named in Joe Schmidt's 2015 Rugby World Cup squad.

For his province, the former New Ross clubman's journey started in November 2013 against Newport Gwent Dragons and he has earned 73 caps for Leinster scoring four times.

IRFU Director of High Performance, David Nucifora, commented,

“As a young prop still learning his trade Tadhg has shown enormous growth over the past 18 months. He learned a lot from his experience at RWC15 and has kicked on since that tournament to produce consistently impressive performances for Ireland, Leinster and the Lions.”

Tadhg Furlong commented,

“I am delighted to have signed a contract with the IRFU to continue to play with Leinster. I got a number of opportunities over the past few seasons that have helped me to develop as a player and I want to continue to develop and be successful with both Leinster and Ireland.”