He plays as a scrum-half for the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States.
Born in Ballinora, County Cork, the second eldest of four children, Poland first played rugby for Sundays Well, where his father had also been a player, and attended Presentation Brothers College, captaining the team during the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup.
Poland was an integral part of the Munster A team that won the 2016–17 British and Irish Cup.
[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Poland made his senior competitive debut for Munster on 10 February 2018, coming off the bench in the provinces' 33–5 win against Zebre in the 2017–18 Pro14.
[11] Poland was capped for Ireland U20 during the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, earning the Man-of-the-Match award during the sides opening 35–24 loss to Wales U20 on 5 February 2016.