Declan Cusack

Declan Cusack
Date of birth	28 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Limerick, Ireland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (14.5 st; 203 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-Half, Centre
Senior career
Years	Team
2010–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2015; 2015–2019; 2018; 2019–	Munster; Gernika; Plymouth; Doncaster; → Leicester Tigers (loan); York
	Correct as of 15 May 2020
Coaching career
Years	Team
2018–2019; 2019–	Doncaster Knights (coach); York (player-coach)

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.

External links[edit]

Munster Profile

[1] "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.

[2] "British & Irish Cup Defeat". munsterrugby.ie. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

[3] "Munster Prove Too Strong". munsterrugby.ie. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

[4] "Cusack looks to life after Munster". limerickleader.ie. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

[5] "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.

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