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Stephen Archer |
Club / Province: |
Cork Con / Munster |
Position: |
Prop |
Date of Birth: |
29/01/2988 |
Height: |
1.88m (6'2") |
Weight: |
120 Kg (18st12) |
Honours: |
Ireland caps 2.
First test cap as a replacement against Italy in March 2013 RBS Six Nations |
A Dynamic prop forward Stephen is destructive in the scrum and powerful with the ball in hand.
Fact Box
- A product of the Munster Academy, he joined the senior squad in 2011/12, recently singed a two year extension to his contract
- Played for Ireland U19 2007, Ireland U20 in Six Nations 2008 and Junior World Championships in Wales that summer, scoring a try against Tonga
- Secured a League and Cup double with Cork Constitution in 2009/10
- Munster Senior debut was against Edinburgh at Murrayfield in the PRO12 October 2009
- Appeared for Munster A in British & Irish Cup, was in the team that lost the final to the Cornish Pirates in 2010
- A member of the Munster squad that won the Magner's League season 2010/11
- Only appearance for Ireland Wolfhounds was in their 17-23 reversal to England Saxons at Exeter in January 2012
- Named on the bench for the first time against France in round 4, but did not come on