Seamus Mallon (rugby union)

Seamus Mallon (born 21 November 1980) is an Irish former professional rugby union player who played centre for Ulster and Northampton Saints.

He started playing rugby at Foyle College, then St. Columb's College in Derry. He won the Ulster league and cup double with City of Derry in 1999. He later played for Dungannon under Willie Anderson. He played for Ulster at under-21 level,[1] and played for the senior Ulster team in friendlies against Leicester Tigers and Coventry in 2000. Ulster offered him a development contract, which he declined in favour of studying architecture at Queen's University Belfast. After graduating in 2003, he joined Ulster for the 2003–04 season.[2][3]

After two seasons with Ulster, he moved to Northampton Saints in July 2005.[4] After two seasons in the Premiership, he returned to Ulster in 2007.[5] he was released at the end of the 2009–10 season.[6]

References

1. Alex McDonald, "Rugby: Mallon is ready for Ulster", Belfast Telegraph, 14 March 2003
2. Gavin Mairs, "Seamus sees the bigger picture", Belfast Telagraph, 30 January 2004
3. Gavin Mairs, "Rugby: New faces on show as Ulster slip into gear", Belfast Telegraph, 4 July 2008
4. "Mallon makes move to Northampton". BBC Sport. 3 July 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
5. "Mallon to return to Ulster fold". BBC Sport. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
6. "Province-by-province guide", Irish Independent, 3 September 2009

External links

• Seamus Mallon profile Northampton Saints (Archived)
• Saints sign young centre Seamus Mallon Northampton Saints, 4 July 2005 (Archived)