Ross Doneghan (born 8 October 1988) is a Scottish rugby union coach now with Harlequins and Ealing Trailfinders. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors, London Scottish, Ayr, Stewart's Melville and Border Bulldogs.[1]
| Birth name | Ross Doneghan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Stewart's Melville College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Stirling University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Mike Doneghan, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editDoneghan started playing mini rugby in Linlithgow with the wee reds. He continued his rugby at Stewart's Melville College.[2]
He was part of the Stewart's Melville team that won the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools Cup of 2006.[2]
From Stewart's Melville he moved to the Rugby Legends Academy in South Africa, run by former Scotland and South Africa international player John Allan.[2]
While with Glasgow Warriors, he played with Ayr from 2011.[2] During this time at Ayr he converted from a Flanker to a Hooker.[3]
He played for Darlington Mowden Park from 2013–14, who at the time played in National League 2 North. That season the Darlington side won promotion to National League 1 for the 2014-15 season.[4] Doneghan played at Hooker for the Darlington side.[5]
Professional career
editIn South Africa, Doneghan played for the Border Bulldogs in season 2009-10.[2][4] He switched between Lock and Flanker for the South African side.[6]
He moved to England to play with the Rotherham Titans in the RFU Championship in the 2010-11 season.[2][4]
He became part of Glasgow Warriors set-up as a back-up player in the 2011-12 season.[2] He played one match for the Warriors in that season; turning out for the Glasgow club in a pre-season friendly against Newcastle Falcons.[7] The Warriors won the match 17 - 7.[8]
After a successful season with Darlington, Doneghan was signed by London Scottish for 2014-15.[4] His brother Mike Doneghan was playing with Scottish at the time.[3]
Coaching career
editDuring his time with London Scottish Doneghan migrated to a coaching role. He remained a coach there until 2017.[4]
Doneghan also began coaching with Serge Betsen Rugby for the 2015-16 season.[4]
He became a Community rugby coach for Harlequins in 2015, and was their Schools co-ordinator from 2017 to 2018.[4]
From 2018 to 2019, he was Head of Community coaching for Ealing Trailfinders.[4][1]
Since 2019, he has been Head of Rugby at Latymer Upper School.[9]
He was also the Head coach at Haringey Rhino Ladies, where they finished the 2019/2020 season undefeated and top of the league, moving up for the coming season. Ross coined the phrase on the team #teamtobeat.
He joined Richmond FC in 2021 as the women’s forwards coach.
References
edit- ^ a b "news". www.ealingtrailfinders.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ross Doneghan".
- ^ a b "Doneghan brothers unite at London Scottish - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ a b c d e f g h https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ross-doneghan-455305101 [self-published source]
- ^ "Mowden's chance to enter history books". The Northern Echo.
- ^ "Year of living dangerously pays a handsome dividend for Ross Doneghan".
- ^ "Warriors Victorious In Season Opener - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors v Newcastle Falcons".
- ^ "ROSS DONEGAN". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.