Conor McPhillips

Conor McPhillips (Irish name: Conchobhar MacPhilib ; born 9 February 1981)[1] is a former rugby union player from Ireland, who currently works as an assistant coach for English Premiership side Bristol Bears.

McPhillips played professional rugby for Connacht from 2003 to 2009, with the highlight being European Challenge Cup semi-finals against Harlequins and Sale Sharks.

McPhillips scored a total of 20 tries in the Celtic League and 12 in the European Challenge Cup, which saw him leave as the team's top try scorer though his record was later overtaken by Fionn Carr.

He was called up to the 2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan and he won 2 caps for the Irish 'A' side in the 2006 Churchill Cup against England and France.

[9][10] After the end of his professional career, McPhillips moved to All-Ireland League club St Mary's College in Dublin as a player-coach.