Date of birth | 24 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14.8 st; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bangor Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aaron Sexton (born 24 August 2000) is an Irish rugby union player who plays wing or fullback for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship
Sexton is also a track sprinter, winning the 2018 and 2019 All-Ireland Schools Championships in both the 100m and 200m, representing Bangor Grammar School. In 2019 Sexton also broke the all-Ireland schools record in both events with times of 10.43 for the 100m and 20.69 for the 200m. [2] [3]
He played for Ulster "A" in the 2018–19 Celtic Cup, scoring seven tries in six games, [4] and was named Ulster "A" player of the Year in the 2019 Ulster Rugby Awards. [5] He joined the Ulster academy ahead of the 2019–20 season, committing himself full-time to rugby. [4] He made his senior debut as a replacement against Edinburgh in November 2020. [6] [7] In January 2021 he signed a development contract, to be upgraded to a senior contract after one season. [8] He was selected for the Ireland national rugby sevens team for the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco in July 2021, [9] helping the team qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. [10] He made two senior appearances for Ulster in the 2021–22 season, [1] scoring a try against Cardiff in March 2022. [11]
Date of birth | 24 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14.8 st; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bangor Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aaron Sexton (born 24 August 2000) is an Irish rugby union player who plays wing or fullback for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship
Sexton is also a track sprinter, winning the 2018 and 2019 All-Ireland Schools Championships in both the 100m and 200m, representing Bangor Grammar School. In 2019 Sexton also broke the all-Ireland schools record in both events with times of 10.43 for the 100m and 20.69 for the 200m. [2] [3]
He played for Ulster "A" in the 2018–19 Celtic Cup, scoring seven tries in six games, [4] and was named Ulster "A" player of the Year in the 2019 Ulster Rugby Awards. [5] He joined the Ulster academy ahead of the 2019–20 season, committing himself full-time to rugby. [4] He made his senior debut as a replacement against Edinburgh in November 2020. [6] [7] In January 2021 he signed a development contract, to be upgraded to a senior contract after one season. [8] He was selected for the Ireland national rugby sevens team for the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco in July 2021, [9] helping the team qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. [10] He made two senior appearances for Ulster in the 2021–22 season, [1] scoring a try against Cardiff in March 2022. [11]