David McCann (rugby union)

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David McCann

Date of birth

20 June 2000 (age 24)

Height

1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)

Weight

108 kg (17.0 st; 238 lb)

School

Royal Belfast Academical Institution

Rugby union career

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Flanker, Number eight
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2021-2023	Banbridge	9	(20)
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2020–	Ulster	54	(55)
Correct as of 14 December 2024
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2019–2020	Ireland U20	9	(10)
2022	Emerging Ireland	2	(5)
Correct as of 15 October 2022

David McCann (born 20 June 2000) is an Irish rugby union player who plays in the back row for Ulster

He attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution, with whom he won the Ulster Schools' Cup in 2016 and 2017, played club rugby with Banbridge, and joined the Ulster academy ahead of the 2018–19 season.^[1] He won Academy Player of the Year in the 2020 Ulster Rugby Awards.^[2] He captained Ulster 'A' and the Ireland under-20s.^[3] He made his senior debut for Ulster on 2 October 2020 in a 35–24 home victory against Benetton Treviso,^[4] and signed a senior contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.^[3] He was named Uster's men's player of the year and rugby writers' player of the year for the 2023-24 season in the 2024 Ulster Rugby Awards.^[5]

References

^ "Irish-qualified Bristol back Hughes among new additions to Ulster academy", The 42, 25 July 2018
^ "John Cooney is named Ulster's Player of the Year as Marcel Coetzee wins hat-trick of awards", BBC Sport, 29 September 2020
^ ^a ^b "Ulster: David McCann and Ross Kane agree contract extensions", BBC Sport, 3 March 2021
^ "Five-try Ulster see off dogged Benetton". BBC Sport. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ "2023-24 Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards | Winners", Ulster Rugby, 12 June 2024

External links

v t e Ulster – current squad
Forwards	John Andrew Corrie Barrett Reuben Crothers Iain Henderson Rob Herring Cormac Izuchukwu David McCann James McCormick Lorcan McLoughlin James McNabney Marty Moore Alan O'Connor Bryan O'Connor Eric O'Sullivan Tom O'Toole Marcus Rea Matty Rea Sean Reffell Callum Reid Harry Sheridan Tom Stewart Nick Timoney Kieran Treadwell Andrew Warwick Scott Wilson
Backs	Robert Baloucoune Ben Carson John Cooney Nathan Doak Jake Flannery James Hume James Humphreys Werner Kok Michael Lowry Stuart McCloskey Michael McDonald Ethan McIlroy Conor McKee Stewart Moore Aidan Morgan Ben Moxham Jude Postlethwaite David Shanahan Jacob Stockdale Zac Ward
Coach	Richie Murphy

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