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My Take
As someone partial to scrum-halves, I can't help rooting for Kieran Marmion. Born in Barking in 1992, he made his full Ireland debut in 2014 and now turns out for England's Bristol Bears, having climbed through Connacht's academy via the Irish Exiles program, a properly earned route. The scrum-half is the link between forwards and backs, the busiest talker and sharpest thinker on the pitch, the one who sets a match's tempo while looking deceptively understated. I've always believed these unglamorous on-field generals are where rugby's true craft lives, and Marmion's steady, journeyman-to-international arc is exactly that kind of quiet leadership.
Overview
Kieran Marmion (born 11 February 1992) is an Irish rugby union player who primarily plays as a scrum-half. Marmion currently plays for English side Bristol Bears. Marmion came into Connacht's academy through the Irish Exiles program and plays his club rugby with Galway Corinthians. Marmion has played his international rugby for Ireland since under-age level making his full debut in 2014.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kieran Marmion
- Name (Japanese)
- キエラン・マルミオン
- Reading
- きえらん・まるみおん
- Born
- February 11, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Barking, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rugby union player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.