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Alan
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Alan Quinlan is a legend at Munster, where he played more than 200 games.

Alan Quinlan Bio

Alan Quinlan is a Munster legend who represented the Irish province more than 200 times in his long and illustrious playing career.

Born 13 July 1974, Alan Quinlan began playing rugby at a young age and captained the Irish Youth Team against Scotland in 1993.

As well as being registered to All-Ireland League side Shannon, Alan Quinlan signed for Munster in 1996. He then stayed with the Irish province until his retirement from the game in 2011 and made 212 appearances for the side.

Before appearing for the first team, Alan Quinlan captained both Munster youth teams. With the senior side, he won both the Celtic League and the Heineken Champions Cup. With Shannon, he captured the league title five times.

Alan Quinlan made his final appearance for Munster on 6 May 2011 against Connacht in the Celtic League. During the game, he enjoyed the perfect ending to his career as he scored a try before he left the field to a standing ovation from the Munster and Connacht supporters.

Between 1998 and 2001, Alan Quinlan represented Ireland ‘A’. He also made his debut for the first team in 1999. In total, he was capped 27 times by his country between 1999 and 2008. He was also selected for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 2009. However, he missed the tour as he was banned after being found guilty of making contact with the eye or eye area of Leo Cullen in the Heineken Champions Cup semi-final. 

Since retiring from rugby, Alan Quinlan has largely worked as a rugby pundit and broadcaster. 

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Japan Japan
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Australia Australia
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Estadio José Amalfitani
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Queensland Country Bank Stadium
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10:15pm
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Ellis Park
South Africa South Africa
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DHL Stadium
South Africa South Africa
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Estadio 23 de Agosto
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Fri Sep 4, 2026
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Denka Big Swan Stadium
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Canada Canada
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FNB Stadium
South Africa South Africa
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Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
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Sat Sep 12, 2026
8:05am PDT
M&T Bank Stadium
South Africa South Africa
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Sun Sep 27, 2026
2:45am PDT
Optus Stadium
Australia Australia
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2:45am
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Fri Oct 9, 2026
11:10pm PDT
Eden Park
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Fri Oct 16, 2026
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Accor Stadium
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